Catch Up!

 I have been a major blog slacker.  Summer has kept us super busy! 

Time to catch up...
Benjamin isn't sure about Rebecca's interest in his toys.

 I attempted to have a baby in a stroller and big kid on his scooter.

Major fail.

 Will and I celebrated 5 years of marriage! 

Amanda and Brian watched the kids while we enjoyed a date night in Mckinney.

 Before church...

 After church... well mid-way through church. 

This child is so dramatic when it comes to church nursery.  I am happy to report this past Sunday she lasted the whole service!

 I love seeing this little guy in my backyard.

 After my Pepaw died I have seen red cardinals everywhere.  Everyday one of our babies has been born. The day I found out I was pregnant with Rebecca, then the day we found it she was a girl. Every holiday wherever we are- my parents backyard, the lake, Memaws. Many times one will follow Will on his run.  The day I found out my Crohn's had progressed after having Rebecca and I needed lots of tests ran on me a picture of a cardinal was on the desk of the receptionist making my testing appointments.  I could go on and on.

I love these little reminders that this earth is just a temporary home and I have an angel watching over me.

 Comfy Benjamin?

 VBS was a blast this year!

 Amanda and I taught Luke's class this year.  

Here are our 3 getting their energy out in our room.

 I was that sister that took a picture of my sister dealing with 3 screaming kids.  Luke decided to run away, Savannah had been crying super hard in the nursery, and Audrey was in another kids pants and underwear because she had an accident - gross.

 It was so relaxing. :)

Shout out to Tula for watching Rebecca every morning that week because she had hand, foot, mouth disease.  What would I do without you?!

 Wants to be just like Daddy.

 Will and I escaped to Austin for a WHOLE weekend to celebrate our anniversary.

 When you marry military you spend 1/3 of your kid-free weekend looking at weapons.

  It was a super fun and relaxing weekend filled with facials, massages, golf, movie watching, hot coffee, and yummy food.

We had our room upgraded upon arrival and this was our balcony view.

 The lack of items in my beach bag was very exciting.

 Wouldn't be a trip to Austin with a huge plate of County Line ribs. 

Yummy!

 I love being married to my best bud.

 Grant took this picture of Benjamin watching the fireworks in Florida. 

 How precious is that?

 Will and Benjamin enjoyed a lunch in Fort Worth with Miss E and Uncle Matt.

 Blurry but good.  She was going crazy in the tunnel.

 Benjamin drew his first masterpiece in Tula's birthday card.

 This was a picture of his Tula.

 His teeth are cracking us up.  My Dad always says he could floss with a pipe cleaner. 

I think braces is in our future.

 Only the best naps for my Audrey Girl.

 Sweet friends.

 Big brother helping out.

 The sweetest baby that ever lived.

 Hopefully I will stay more on top of my blogging. :)

Rosemary Beach!

We got back from the quaint little town of Rosemary Beach, Florida 2 weeks ago.  I am still having beach withdrawals.  This was our first time going, and we will be back, probably more than once!  It is a little down the shore from Destin, Grayton Beach, Watercolor, and Seaside.  It was super family friendly, and other than stocking up on groceries, there is no need to get in your car.  It was a perfect vacation, and we are so very grateful Tula and Pop brought us along. 

We decided to make the 13 hour drive instead of fly.  We left at 4 in the morning, thinking the kids would fall back asleep, but that was a no go. I wish more of this had gone on...

 We stopped in Lafayette for lunch with Aunt Karen, Billy Wolf, and Adley. 

 Rebecca's 1st birthday happen to fall on our travel day and she was celebrated once again. 

Thanks Aunt Karen for the adorable hat, outfits, and cupcakes!

 She lovedd the cake!

 

 After lunch we finished that day of driving in Mobile, Alabama and met up with the Gahan crew.  We had one last birthday celebration in our hotel room.

I just love this picture.

After a night in Mobile, we stopped at the USS Alabama before making the additional 3 hour trip.  It was very interesting and the kids had fun exploring the ship.

We are such cool moms.

Benjamin surprised me by being super fearless on the ship.  If you look closely you can see Will and him high up.

My family has made fun of me in the past for being a 'bad jumper.' This picture proves they are wrong and for that reason I love it.

We arrived at Rosemary Beach that afternoon.  The town has a European feel, and is so very cute.

The boardwalk from our house to the beach.

Everyday we ventured out into the town.  The Sugar Shack was a hit with the kids!

You could ride bikes everywhere.  Luke loved riding around town, and the other kids enjoyed riding on the back of the bikes.

We had some fun lunches in town.

We also made it out to Seaside, for a delicious lobster roll lunch.

Amanda and I switched off watching the kids on opposite nights, so we each got a kid free night out with our hubbies and the rest of the adults. 

We enjoyed family time at the house.

Mess.

We also ventured out one day to a putt putt built in the 1950s.  This was the first time any of the kids had played golf, and they had a blast.

Actually everyone had a blast but Benjamin.  He had a majorrrr meltdown on hole 8 that ended his golf game. :)

 Riding down one night to enjoy the live music.

We are in love and we don't care who knows it. :)

 

We were there over July 4th, and they had a bike decorating breakfast and parade.  It was so much fun!

I guess this was our go to pose for the trip.

We made our way down to the beach for fireworks that night. The show was amazing!

Ben was precious and put his hands in the air after almost every firework.

 

When we weren't enjoying the town or napping, we were beaching it.  It was the softest sand I have ever felt.

Rebecca's first beach experience wasn't what I was expecting.

"What the heck mom?!"

 The first day she lasted 20 minutes.

 She cracks me up!!

 

 Instagram got a love that week.

We got tons of looks with this one.  I read on pinterest about bringing a shower curtain to the beach so you can make a little baby pool.  It worked like a charm.  We also used the little pool to watch the hermit crabs that Brian collected from the ocean. 

Love these booties!

One night we attempted family pictures.  Not too bad!

 

 

 The trip was so relaxing, and overall so much fun.  I would definitely recommend it to anyone.  Thank you Tula and Pop for wanting to take our crazy crew on great vacations!