July 14th through July 21st was our family's annual vacation to New Smyrna Beach, Florida. We all look forward to this trip every year. It's a wonderful time for our family to be together, relax, catch up and, of course, eat lots of yummy food! This year was a little more difficult though because Meme wasn't able to make it. Her health hasn't been very good for several months now, and unfortunately, she just wasn't strong enough to make the trip. We all missed her, but we carried on the traditions she helped put in place.
I have put in a ton of pictures from the week, and they are in no particular order other than when we happen to take them. We took pictures on some days but not on others. We had a great time using our waterproof camera in the pool and at the beach! I have commented on some of the pictures, but most of them just show the fun we had. Enjoy!
Mia loved using this pool noodle. She kept saying it was her seahorse.
Jumping waves is always a favorite activity.
Love this underwater picture of Olivia and Natalie!
Molly, Madi, Lily, Francie and Mia played so well together.
Here's the story on why I love this picture. Can you see the expression on Mia's face? She was using Zac's net, and she just kept saying "why won't this catch any water?" She was getting so frustrated, and it was hilarious! She just couldn't understand why a net wouldn't hold water for her to run back up to her castle. She even let out an exasperated sigh at one point and said "Why does this always happen to me?" For the record, she heard Donald Duck say that once, not Ryan or myself!
Seashell hunting was also a big activity this year.
Molly and Lily always have a great time together, especially when it involves taking underwater pictures.
Molly was very sweet to help Mia dig a big hole in the sand.
Zac and Mia always have fun together!
Lily was doing so great with her swimming; her lessons have really been paying off. Towards the end of the week, she saw Lisa do a cannonball into the water. From then on, Lily wanted to practice her cannonballs! She would stand on the side of the pool, adjust her goggles, say "cannonball!" and jump right in. I honestly think she did this at least 200 times over a few days. I love that this picture captured her cannonball right as she entered the water!
Mia tried to imitate as well which made us smile. She would get herself ready, say "candonball" (she didn't quite get how to pronounce it), then sit down on the side of the pool and slide in. Her face wouldn't go in the water which was good because I didn't want it to wipe the huge grin off of it!
Mia was very proud of her drip castle.
The girls love their Papa!
Davis was getting some serious airtime when Jason would toss him, and he would come back to the water's surface laughing and grinning from ear to ear!
Lily enjoyed being tossed too!
It took some convincing, but Mia finally let us toss her just a little bit; she didn't want to go high at all.
Another fun trip in the books! We're already looking forward to next year!
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