Family Beach Trip 2015

The first weekend in June, my family headed over to Destin for our annual beach trip.  This year, our family unit was much smaller since my cousins and my grandmother were unable to make it.  We stayed once again at the Embassy Suites and enjoyed a fun weekend together.  We spent most of our two full days at the beach with a little bit of pool time in between.  We ate at our favorite restaurants (Surf Hut, Crab Trap and Pompano Joes) and even enjoyed a little bit of shopping at the outlets. 

 

I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I have in the past but I wish I had.  Even so, the ones we got were cute! 

 On Saturday, there was a lot of green seaweed so the water was less than desirable...you can see the green tinted water. Blah.  But that didn't stop the kids from having a great time.

 

We went to the Crab Trap Saturday night for dinner which is one of the kid's favorites because of the playground on the beach.  So fun!

 

 One of my favorite pictures from the weekend.

 

On Sunday, the seaweed was gone and the water was perfect!

 Reminds me of the Caribbean  - can you believe this view?!

Not a wave to be found. 

 We enjoyed another night out on the town at Pompano Joes on Sunday night - delicious!

 

Mason was wiped out and missed ice cream dessert that night. 

 

We all had a great time and can't wait until we go back next year!

Dance Recital 2015

At the end of May, Kate had her second dance recital.  We were unable to make it to the rehearsal since we were at the beach with the Mundies, but Kate did a fantastic job on Sunday for the "real" performance.

A couple pictures before the show...

Noelle and Kate (they were in the same dance class).

 Sterling and Kate (Sterling was in a difference class - each class had different costumes).

 

A few during the show...

 I love all her expressions.

 

And a few after the show...

 Kate and Noelle (again) with their flowers.

Mimi hosted us for dinner after the show and set up a special pink table and had ballerina cupcakes just for Kate.

Great job Kate!  Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you!

 

A big thank you to everyone that came to see Kate perform.  I'm not sure if this was her last performance or if she will want to continue.  I guess we will wait and see.

Beach Trip with the Mundies

The last weekend in May, the Mundies invited us to come over and visit with them at the beach! Since they had an extra bedroom in their condo, we were able to drive over Friday night, spend the night and then spend all day Saturday together.  I had been looking forward to our visit for months! When Kate saw Maclain for the first time (since they moved in December) she looked surprised and asked me, "Mommy, did she grow?!".  Kate and Mason loved spending time with Maddox, Maclain and Miller and it felt like old times.

 

As soon as we arrived late Friday afternoon, the kids hit the beach.

 Maclain, Mason, Maddox and Kate

 Miller

 A little fun in the late afternoon sun.

 The view....

 The weather was perfect and so was the beach.  Not a hint of seaweed in sight.

 On Saturday, we spent most of the day either at the beach or at the pool. 

 Ready to play!

 The view from their condo...picture perfect day.

 Before we headed back to home on Saturday, we headed over to Pier Park for dinner at Pompano Joe's.  After dinner, we bought tickets for the kids (and adults) to enjoy the rides.

 Love this picture.

 Kate and Daddy riding the roller-coaster.

 Mr. Anderson (Katie's dad) and Maclain

 Mr. Daniel and Maddox

We had the best time that weekend!  We miss the Mundies so much, but hopefully we can get back together for another visit before too long!

Group Picture!

 

Swimming Lessons 2015

We just completed two weeks of swimming lessons at the Killearny Way Pool.  This year, we signed up both Kate and Mason.  I am really proud of both of them and the night before our last class Kate started swimming on her own!! 

 Ready for class to start!
(Mason looks a little nervous).

It was nice having both kids in lessons at the same time although it was hectic trying to get home, eat dinner and be at the pool by 7 each night.  I was concerned on the first night because there were only two teachers for 15 kids, but they brought in another instructor the second night and divided the group up into three classes so there were no more than 5 kids in a class. Mason was in the youngest class (and he was the youngest student) and Kate was in the intermediate class. 

 

Mason:

 Kicking was Mason's favorite part of each class.

 Doing "bobs" (going underwater) with his teacher, Mary. 

 He's off!

 Patiently waiting his turn.

Kate: 

Great job Kate and Mason!

 

The day after their last lesson, they practiced their new skills at the pool.  They are swimming better and better each day! I'm so proud of Kate and her diligence in practicing every chance she gets and I'm amazed at Mason jumping in with no hesitation and "swimming" under water.