Two, If By Sea

My favorite part of the trip was the very moment we took the kids out to the ocean. Two days of driving, I anticipated that very moment. I wish I could know what through their minds. One of the first things I said to Flynn was, "God made the ocean."

"Flynn, I'd like you to meet the ocean."

"Gabe, ocean. Ocean, Gabe."

I have myself two beach bums here. They LOVEd it. Gabe crawled like a crab through the sand (didn't mind the hotness) while Flynn spent hours washing shells in her bucket, then returning them to the sand.

And Flynn's new saying is, "I love you Bubby. You're my best friend."

I became increasingly aware of the fact that it is almost impossible to pose & photograph four people, two of them under three, while the morning sun is rising in your corneas; all while hoping your hair doesn't blow in front of your face or someone doesn't walk in front of you.

Either way, isn't it a gorgeous photo? Almost looks fake.

We had such an amazingly memorable time on our First Family Vacation.

A special thanks to my MIL & FIL who provided our lodging. It's awesome to get a Christmas gift in August!