BEACH!

beach trip in pictures:

As usual, we had a blast at the beach! We were in Perdido Key, Florida (between Gulf Shores and Destin). Unfortunately there were oil spots all over the beach and we had a lot of rain and I had a baby to take care of and three people of the group couldn't come this year (anna is in PT school in KC, Kyle is in PA school in Baton Rouge and Taylor was at Kanakuk as a counselor).... so this was a different beach trip than we're used to, but we still had a blast together. It was so special for me to see everyone loving on Reese so much! She had fun and was such a great baby the whole time - from the flight to the heat to the storms and all the time in the car- what a trooper! I sure hope this continues :) Reese especially loved when my cousin Aimee would talk to her! Reese would ALWAYS "talk" back to her. She's making the cutest cutest little noises now and it is so fun to have a "conversation" with her. Reese also always lit up when she would see my brother. It was too cute! Uncle Trent was great at walking her to sleep at night, Aunt Holly introduced her to tennis and thankful didn't "squeeze her to pieces" even though she said she might every time she held her haha. Gigi took her on walks in the park and would always cuddle her anytime and PapaJoe was the best babysitter in the world! She loved to sleep on his chest. What a fun week! We can't wait to see everyone again soon! We also got to see my cousin Becca and her husband who live in Indiana and I haven't seen in about a billion years. They were driving through and it was so fun to see them. We can't wait to meet their little Emery in a few months! 

After our time at the beach we drove with everyone to Baton Rouge to spend the 4th with them. Again, we had fun being with everyone, eating yummy food, celebrating and shopping. It was hard to come home, as always, but here we are. Mark is busy studying for his second licensing board exam (july 28th) and Reese and I are getting back into the swing of things.