The Little Locale

Monday, July 2, 2012

Sandy Toes and Salty Kisses {Part 3}

We finally got to enjoy the pool and hot tub, too!

They actually wanted to be in the pool just as much as at the beach!

Brody even started swimming without floaties or a life jacket while we were there! He has been really close for a while now, but one day at the pool he just told me he wanted to try again, and Poppy was in the pool with him, so I gave him the go ahead to try. He took that life jacket off, and without missing a beat, he swam nearly the whole width of the pool!! I was SOOO proud of him! That boy is so determined, he can do anything he sets his mind to.

We had dinner on Monday evening at Shaggy's in Pensacola Beach. Delicious food!

And we had a great view while we ate!!!

After dinner, we played a little miniature golf!

And then took an evening walk on the beach. Luke and Beckett have so much fun together :)

The rest of our week was filled with more pool time...

More beach time...

By Wednesday, the weather was BEAUTIFUL! There was a light cool breeze, the ocean was calm, lots of sunshine, and highs in the 80s! You couldn't hardly drag us off the beach!!

Brooke spent most of her time searching for seashells...and she certainly found some pretty ones!

And they all enjoyed a little boogie boarding :)

We had several little photo shoots out on the beach. I have accepted the fact that it's nearly impossible to get a family of 5 with 3 small children to all smile at the camera. But I love these pictures anyway. This is my precious little family. Sometimes I look at pictures of them and get tears in my eyes because I just can't believe how blessed I am to have them in my life.

I love them all so very much. So much that sometimes it hurts. I want so badly for them to always be happy. And have great memories. I know that I will cherish these pictures always.

This time I have with them as small children is fleeting, and I know one day all too soon I will look back on these pictures and wish for this time back.

The four sweetest little boys!!!

Love this picture of my mom and Brooke! Beautiful girls!

{Buddies}

The Littles

I just love this picture of Brent with his dad and the boys. Love it.

And I'll end tonight with two cute pictures of two cuties!

Tomorrow's post should wrap up the beach trip!

Sandy Toes and Salty Kisses {Part 2}

We awoke on Sunday morning to stormy skies, but it wasn't raining at the moment, so we enjoyed taking in our first morning at the beach. Isn't it just beautiful?

Poppy and Levi took an early morning walk. They were big buddies this week.

Then Levi and I watched Debby roll in from our condo balcony.

It ended up raining most of Sunday, so we entertained ourselves by driving into Navarre for a little shopping and eating out.

And the kids had fun in the strong winds!!

We ended up buying some board games that night, and staying in. Thankfully, Debby ended up moving east and away from us, so we had sunny skies on Monday! It was still SUPER windy out on the beach, but we were so happy it wasn't raining we went out to play anyway.

The waves were still really big, and Brooke and Brody just loved sitting on the beach and letting them splash up on them. I just love these laughing faces!

Our condo in the background...

The Vinson's beaching it with us!

Little Bit loved his blow up pool. He wasn't too fond of the beach this year...I think because the wind was still so strong and sand was blowing like crazy. But when we did get him out there, he had fun playing and splashing in his pool.

Amie and I hadn't been to the beach together since we were 18, so it was so fun to be there together again, and this time with our families. My how things have changed in 10 years!

This is the view of our condo from the road. It was really a great place to stay. Not too big...but big enough to have some great ammenities.

We walked down to the Navarre fishing pier (the longest pier in the Gulf!), and the view was just beautiful. This little dude loved watching all of the guys fishing in the ocean.