Happy 8th Birthday G

 

G turned 8 over the weekend!  We went on a family vacation to the beach to both celebrate him and get in one last hurrah as a family before A and B head off to college.

I love the cake the girls made him!  We took everything with us so he could still get a homemade cake.

He had a few fun presents as well!

Blowing out his candles!

Happy Birthday G, we love you so, so much!

Beach Vacation

We took a much needed family vacation last week/weekend and went to the beach!  It had been far too long.  We managed to squeeze it in right before A went off to college and we all had a delightful time.  We even took Stevie Dawg with us.

B with F and G buried in the sand

D is completely buried!

G flew his micro-kite.

B in the air

And also F, I love jumping beach photos.

 

A and Stevie Dawg enjoying the water.

A gorgeous sunset

E getting ready to boogie board

In the water

D taking a ride

F riding the waves

The girls built a small sand castle.

We also played a round of mini-golf!

A fun sign

And of course, we found a shark head gift shop!

We tried rolled ice cream!  It was so different.

Watching them make it

Rocky Road Rolled Ice Cream

We had such a good time and I can't wait to go back!