Travel: Spring Break at Santa Rosa Beach

We had a wonderful week in Santa Rosa Beach over spring break. The weather was perfect, and we enjoyed a daily combination of the beach, pool, biking, playing and reading. George threw the football thousands of times, and the girls read so much that we finally had to encourage them to put the books aside and enjoy the beach/pool. They have missed reading for fun. 

Some highlights: seeing a beach wedding, exploring 30A, watching March Madness basketball at the HUB, seeing some wildlife (see George's lizard, below), and spending time with family. 

Hopefully, Lauren will provide a more detailed vacation report. However, she is beginning to be less enthusiastic about writing vacay reports, especially with relaxing beach vacations because "there isn't much to say". That's why beach vacations are so relaxing! 

Spring Break, 2019, you were awesome!

Back to School

Y'all... returning to reality after spring break is tough. They are taking it so much better than I am.  They are so ready to get back in the swing of things and finish the school year strong. 

Helping a Friend Celebrate

George has such a great baseball team this week. We made it back into town and were able to attend one of his teammate's birthday party. Those boys had such a great time helping their friend celebrate! Although George was a blurry streak the whole time, I was able to capture G & L who are always ready to jump and have a good time. 

Travel: Santa Rosa Beach

Lauren, Grace and George have been working so hard this year, and we know that the last nine weeks are going to be challenging. Therefore, we took the opportunity to take a quick trip to the beach for a few days over spring break, and we invited my mom - Grammie - so that she can take advantage of the spring temps. 

We arrived on Sunday, and headed to the HUB for lunch. The family is pretty excited because they will get to do some biking, what with a combination of furnished bikes and couple of rentals. (Otherwise, transporting five bikes is difficult.) 

Although the water is still chilly, the tough trio ventured into the cool water long enough for a quick swim the first day.  

They are finding it refreshing and a nice change from the classroom.  

Happy Birthday, Poppa!

We got together to celebrate Skip's Dad's birthday - or, Poppa, as he's known by the trio - a day early. 

Happy birthday, Poppa!

National Puppy Day

Throwing it back four years... when Pixie was four months old... and adorably high maintenance.  

Grammie's Birthday

My mom had a really busy week this past week, and we had planned to regroup with her for her birthday celebration. However, we were pleasantly surprised when she was able to carve out time (HA!) for a birthday dinner. Instead of going out, she asked for a grilled hamburger. Even when we offered the option of a grilled steak, she stuck with hamburger. 

Also, we had a family favorite: coconut cake. 

Happy birthday, mom! We sure love you lots!

The Groomer

Lately, Pixie's groomer has been busier than usual, requiring that she stay there a little longer while waiting her turn. As a result, she has been coming home pretty wiped out from the experience. Afterward, she is pretty wiped out.