Nathan's Beach Trip

This year we didn't get to go on our "annual family" trip to the beach. With surgeries filling our calendar and a new addition to our family (our niece -more to come on that later) we just couldn't pull it off. BUT..........Nathan's one request was a beach trip and after what he endured at the beginning of the summer we felt like we had to make it happen. So along with some dear friends of ours, the Holmes family, we made our way down to Destin for a long weekend. It was soooooo much fun and relaxing (Wilson didn't make the trip.. I will explain later).

The Holmes have 3 boys of their own, so you can imagine when you put them all together a fun time is to be had by all. We even got together with a dear friend of ours little boy (Cole) we hadn't seen in quite a while and loved catching up with him too.

Making our way to the beach for the first time!!!!

Me and one of my handsomes before dinner!!!

Nathan and Luke taking a break!

All the boys...L to R: Luke, Ryan, Matthew, Cole and Nathan

Back to the pool!!!!!

This is what Rod spent most of his time doing...with ALL the boys!!!

Getting his workout in for the day :)


Nate's "Baywatch" picture!!! hee-hee

Having the time of his life!

What's a beach trip without sandcastles!!!

We missed this little guy below........but since he is still on a "schedule" of sorts, it was alot easier with 4 bigger kids to just leave him in Auburn with my parents. We could skip nap time, eat out as late as we wanted and stay out as late as we wanted. Poor thing doesn't know what he missed! BUT don't think I didn't make up for it when we got home......he got to spend a day at the water park when we got back...pics from that coming soon.

Sorry little man....WE MISSED YOU!!! And I have to share this, the day we were leaving to come home, Nathan looked at Rod and I and said "I had fun, but I never want to go on vacation without Wilson ever again!!! I miss him!" Now isn't that sweet!