Can't Go Through Summer . . .

without a trip to the beach! We went to the coast for a family reunion on my moms side and we had a blast! It was a 9 hour drive both ways but the kids were phenomenal . . . I was honestly very surprised the did so well but very happy too. Gives me more confidence to do some of the smaller trips I have been wanting to do. Anyway Oliver loved the ocean, he wanted to run in head first! The girls preferred just to play in the sand and build all kinds of cool castles that they promptly would destroy and build again. It was really nice too see family too, most of whom we had not seen since Mattie was a baby since we never lived very close to any family. Joining the Army and moving all over the United States will do that you know. It is really nice to be back and within driving distance of everyone. Really really nice.









Oh and just because . . . less than a week till James comes home!!! YAHOO!!