destin: beckett edition

beckett loved florida and florida loved him.  he had at least 30 new best friends by the end of the trip :)  he is so funny and so lovable...in fact, i almost like being around him now.  kidding!  kinda.  anyways...a lot of the family had never met him (i have been known to leave him at home even on holidays because he was too much to deal with).  now he is normal...or very close to it.  but he has no time for pictures.  it pains him to take them.  and there are way more pictures of the girls than the boy....don't judge :)

 so stinkin' cute

 he automatically does hook 'em for almost every picture...

 no time for me...

 frisbee lesson

 when you ask beckett for a beer out of the cooler, this is how it will look when he gets it to you.  just a little sandy...he falls all of the time and the sand only made it worse :)

destin: ellis edition

we had a fabulous time in destin!!!  even the 9 hour car ride was shockingly easy (both ways).  we left last saturday morning @ 4 a.m. and the kids slept until 8:30!!  and by kids, i mean emery and beckett.  ellis doesn't count...she is basically an adult :)

we went with my mom's family...such a fun group.  my mom has nine brothers and sisters...7 out of 10 were there with their kids and grandkids.  around 50 people total :)  ellis, beckett, and emery were in HEAVEN with so many kids to play with.  AND, we are finally at a point where we can all stay at the beach for an extended amount of time...

here are pics of ellis from the week...

 she was boogie boarding and went under the water.  traumatized.  i kept taking pictures though :)

 ellis and teal

 feather hair extension

 hermit crab

 kite

 some of her older cousins :)  loving every minute...

 and every time i let her pick out a little something to buy, she chose the same dolphin.  she now has all three that she sees at the gulfarium every year- ariel, delila and lilly...

more tomorrow :)

florida 2011

more to come, obviously :)

destin thru the years!

ellis 1 1/2 (almost)

ellis @ 2 1/2 , beckett 6 months

ellis 3 1/2, beckett 1 1/2

emery looks a lot like b (this is him at her age right now)...

ellis 4 1/2, beckett 2 1/2, emery 1/2

so much fun right!?!  t-minus 7 hrs.  i should be packing or something...