Loving the Beach:)

What a break!  The trip to the beach was just as nice as always and just as wonderful as I remember, which is pretty hard to do (live up to memories).

           Above is all the cousins who attended the week plus Lyndsay and Shelby:)

This is Grannie and Pa with all their grandchildren (again, the ones who could come).  Obviously a bunch made it!!  Plus the first two great-grandchildren:)

Our family was there.....haha!

Scott's sisters and thier families....

 Above is Janet and her husband Gary and thier oldest son Jeremy and his sweet wife Hannah:)  Missing were Ben, Bailey, Katie and Katie's fiance Ty.

And this is Julie, Tyler, Hannah and Braden:)  Missing was her neat husband John and son Carter.

I was thankful to have these sweet faces for nearly the whole time!!

 

It is so hard to always have everyone together!  Once they marry it is extra hard. I am incredibly grateful they made being together a priority!  It sure does bless everyone to have them there (haha...did I mention we kinda enjoy the babies??)!

Big kids were there....

 

 

Top left is John and Lyndsay, top right is Doug and Shelby, bottom left is Jacob and bottom right Stuart:)

Of my biggies only Caleb and Joseph weren't there.  Caleb is currently in Korea and could not be home this Christmas and Joseph's absence is simply his choice.

And little, not so little people, were....oldest to youngest....

 

 

 

 

 

Missing were Zackery, Samuel and Rosie......My little people are all growing up!!!

Scott gets a family membership to the Gulf Shores Rec Center every year. It's always nice on cold days to go spend a few hours playing!

Of course it just never gets to cold for football:)

It doesn't get too cold for fun either:)

IT WOULD GET TO COLD FOR THE OCEAN....lol...but apaprently they feel wetsuits make it all fine!

So much of those goes on....games and games and games are a huge fun!!

LOL:) And we enjoy sitting around watching these two....they make the party:)

We spent half a day at the USS Alabama..... Such a great way to spent time!  We all loved it:)

It was a trip to build new memories on....and the beach is always just special.  Our my window?  I saw this every evening....I love the simple things....God makes the most beautiful joys in life!!!