I'm still here!

I'm still here guys! We were on vacation last week. We went to Florida and met up with our family. My sister and brother in law rented an amazing house and we put 20 people in it, 9 of them were kids! But it was great. We got to meet our adopted cousins and all the kids got to spend lots of time together. Phil and I took our kids to the beach A LOT. They loved it. Last year William wouldn't even put his feet in the sand, this year, with the help of his floatie bathing suit, he was crashing around in the waves with his daddy and big sisters. My kids all discovered their inner beach bum. They love the beach. We went shopping and found some really neat clothes. Phil took me out to the Hard Rock cafe and bought me a t shirt and glass. We also went surf shop hopping, cause I LOVE the surf shops! We took the kids to a surf shop by the house we stayed in and the lady working there gave them some beautiful sea shells, for free. They were blessed. Then we took them next door to the ice cream shop. Gwen got to chose her own flavor, and the little two had rainbow sherbert. It was super fun! We took the kids to Bass ProShop in Florida, like last year, and looked at the fish and the boats and bought yummy fudge! We went bowling with the family, just like last year! Phil and Annabelle came in first and second. Annabelle did better than me! So wrong! But it was fun, the little kids loved it! The day we had to leave, Annabelle cried, she really didn't want to go. It was really sad.
So, on the way home we made a special stop, in the same place we stopped last year, the Bass ProShop in Louisianna. It's the second largest in the country. We love it! They have turtles and ducks and fish that you can walk over this bridge and watch them, in addition to the large fish tank. It is always fun, but this time they got to see the feeding of the animals. It was really enjoyable for them.
We got home late Saturday night, went to the store and went to bed! Sunday we got everyone up for church and spent the day at home. Monday...Monday we packed the kids back in the van and drove to Galveston. We wanted to show them that there are beaches in Texas. We had lunch at the beach along the sea wall and then went in the water for a while. Then we took them on a ferry ride. They LOVED it! They love boats so being on the ferry was special for them, but then they got to see the dolphins jumping out of the water. Now, I have ridden the ferry several times and NEVER saw the dolphins, so seeing them with my babies on their first trip was special for me. So we took them down to Boliver after that. The beach was empty and there were shells for miles! We found lots of whole, beautiful conch shells and brought them home. We rode the ferry back, and saw more dolphins. William slept the whole way home!

So, that is what we have been up to! What about YOU?