mermaid.

my little mermaid.

in all the land.

Nothing quite like pulling into Nannie and Pop Pop's driveway after a six hour drive from the beach. The excitement was on another level! We could not wait to spend a week with them at one of our favorite places in all the land.

To sum it up, we boated, tubed, kayaked, gave the new slide a spin, fished, destroyed the playroom, read old books, went on walks, swam in the neighbor's pool, took mud-baths, ate treats from Dairy Queen, rode the wave-runner, and enjoyed our time with the cousins, grandparents, and Uncle Drew.

Unfortunately, our trip was cut five days short thanks to baseball so back to Homewood we went yesterday. It was a great Memorial Day weekend and we can't wait to go back once GBBA is over!

salty air and sunshine.

We had a beach trip planned with our friends, the Moorers, Owens, and Woods for the entire week of the 16th. Just a few days shy of our departure, we got word that the short-term rental ban in Florida was not going to be lifted, therefore cancelling our trip. John had already adjusted his schedule to take off work for a week, so he went into major operation "get us to the beach" mode. Luckily, a friend of a friend offered us his condo for five days so we jumped on the opportunity to spend a few days on the coast. 

We did the usual: donuts, beach, pool. Repeat.

Wednesday's forecast looked a bit gloomy and rainy. The boys (plus Brandon and Gray) had a bay fishing trip planned, so Katie Beth, Charlie, and my other two little ones spent the day together. We grabbed donuts in Alys Beach and let the kiddos play on the playground before the rain put a dampen on our day. However, the rain never came and the sun decided to make an appearance!

So, while the boys fished, we beached!

We wrapped up our time with them with dinner at George's. We had the best day!

Naturally, we spent our last day going back and forth between the pool and the beach until the sun started to set. We weren't quite ready to get back into our normal routine, so off to the lake we went.

Quality time with my crew, salty sea air, and sunshine, were just what my tired and heavy heart needed.