the best of the beach

{for every 1 picture that you see, there are 40 more}

so, yes, i have spared you a mere 4gagill pictures.

the story of this beach trip goes something like this.

cue music.

our immediate fam usually takes a beach trip in August.

well, this year my parents are building a new house.

so, my dad said they weren't doing a beach trip since they would be in the final days of construction and most likely would be moving in. too much!

well, my brosif's fam and my little fam said, "whaaaat????" 

we must go to the beach!

so we found a little house in Fort Morgan with a private pool for the babes and booked it! 

independent grown-up stuff right there.

when we told my mom that we were still going to the beach (without them!) she said, "oh no way!"

"you are not taking my grand-babies to the beach with out me!"

or something like that. 

long story long.

we had a lovely week in Fort Morgan in the Hak Shack (hey oh!) and i LOVED having the private pool! it was a gem for when Judson Ray wanted to crawl through the sand.

baby+sunscreen+sand+mouth+bright sunshine= zero fun, sir. 

(first world problems, i'm aware)

it was just me,GT, JRay, Jake, Jamie, Beau, Luke, Mom and Josh

dad didn't make it and he was definitely missed!

here's a very brief photographic re-cap

we swam

built sand castles

ate

played Legos

read books

GT and I went fishing

played Trivial Pursuit

didn't relax on the beach

relaxed by the pool during naps

walked the beach

chased crawling babies

watched movies

cooked some delish grub

went for run(s?)

sang devo songs by the pool under the stars

and let Honey keep the babes so we could go out

and loved being together

the best part about vacation is having GT with me all day, every day for a set amount of days

i like those days

Judson did, too

i have made the vacation transition

no longer am i the kid

i have a kid

he will start his little vacation memory bank

i know this particular vacation won't make the bank, since he's still wee, but soon enough they'll start piling up.

my idea of vacation has changed

they're a lot more work than they use to be

my main goals now for vacation are

1. some relaxation

2. being with family and letting our "togetherness" be the primary focus

3. creating an atmosphere for wonderful memories for my kids

this first beach vacation with kid did not disappoint.

let's start adding to the bank!