BVE

'Round here we like to talk in code.  And as we said on our trip....this was the BVE....

 Any guesses what it means???  I'll let you think about it while you look at the pictures.

 Without further a-do, here's a little glimpse of our week at Rosemary Beach.

After a small scare with Kirbs and her back, she ended up being just fine and went on her yearly vacation too!

Lance said she won the best car rider award.

She was a little nutso for the first 2 hours on the way down, but after that she was smooth sailing.

Little Buddy likes to listen to Daddy's Ipod!

I believe we had a little Jason Aldean going right here. 

He likes 'My Kind of Party'.

This is Easty's first picture with sand under his feet.

He LOVED all the 'wa-wa' and was smiling from ear to ear every day!

We had lots of seaweed but that didn't keep us out of the ocean.

The first day the skies were a little overcast, but it didn't stop us from playin in the sand.

I didn't get a full picture of Easton in this robe, but this is a partial glimpse of it.

I MADE IT!

It was sooooo cute!  It was just a little too warm to need a robe.

But I'm glad I made it!

Go HERE for the pattern and full tutorial.

This face sums up Easton's love for the beach!

Constant surprise. Happiness Guarenteed.

Every morning we had breakfast on the deck.

It was a sweet time together that I'll cherish forever.

I wish we could do it every day.

Boo, meet me on the deck in the morning at 6.  K???

Our breakfast for as many years as me and Lance have gone to Florida consists of something PLUS Cinnamon Sugar Donuts.

It's not vacation without these gems!!!

We introduced Easton to this sugary goodness last week!

HE LOVED THEM!!!

To me, bike rides were just as much fun as the beach.

We rented bikes for the week and had a great time.

Every time Easton got ont he bike, he got relaxed.

His helmet would slide down over his eyes and he'd slouch down.

He loved it as much as we did.  It was a nice quiet relaxing time together.

We love to ride around Rosemary and the neighboring beach communities and scope out big houses we'd buy if we had millions.  Dream Big right.

By the end of the week Easton was saying 'bike' and 'hat' for helmet.

He'd point to his helmet in the garage and say hat (which sounded like ha) and then point to his head.

He'd then proceed to hike his leg up while holding on to the bike.

He loved bike rides.

 This was pretty much our set up every day.

This day we decided to roll the stoller, which was a MISTAKE.  That's like trying to roll a brick.

But that's our fancy schmancy beach umbrealla

We also lugged 2 chairs, a cooler, a beach bag, 3 beach towels, beach toys and a kiddie pool. 

By the weeks end the pool stayed in the garage. 

We used the God provided pool instead.

Easton mastered the kiss this week.

We got more kisses this week then we've had in a lifetime.

There's nothing better then an open mouthed kiss from this boy.

We're waiting VERY patiently for over an hour at Pinapply Willys.

It was a beautiful sunset.

Red sky.

I learned the following:

Red sky at night, sailors delight.

Red sky morning, sailors take warning.

It proved to be true every night.  Every night we'd have a red sky and the next day was full of sun!

Naps were a big part of this vacation.

At school Easton only takes 1 nap.

Vacation.  He needed 2.

Most days Lance would take a morning nap with Easton from 9:30 to 10:30.

We'd then head to the beach.

Then we'd have lunch.

Swim some more.

And I'd take the afternoon nap from 2-4 or so.  Sometimes later.

Then we'd get ready for dinner or whatever we'd do at night.

And normally bed time was about 9:30 or 10.

It was a nice routine.  I could get used to a nap a day.

The splash pad was one of the most fun nights we had.

We agreed to stay at Rosemary one whole day.  Not get in the truck.

It was awesome.  I got a feather in my hair.  We rode our bikes to dinner.

And we had an impromptu soaking at the splash pad!

He played for an hour.  Non Stop.

He had so much fun!!!

Lance went 'fishing' every afternoon.

He would swim about 30 yards out where the water was crystal clear.

And he'd have to go about 30 feet down.

But what he found was his treasure of the week.

He found a wishing well full of sand dollars. 

The big ones were at the bottom.

The small ones lined the shelf that led to the bottom.

Thousands of them. 

We let them dry out then soaked them in bleach.  Now, they're white as snow.

I've got a plan in my head with how to display them.

This picture might rank up there with POTW {Picture of the week}

Don't ask how they look raised, but they do.  I assure you these were prints but magically photographed opposite.  Pretty cool huh?

 

Now, if that middle picture isn't the cutest thing you've ever seen I'm gonna call your bluff.

Look at that neck.

That bottom lip stuck out.

Gosh.

And, that pic on the right.  Help me. 

Nothing better than a little boy holding daddy's hand and looking up at him.

Sweet sweet.

We had sand everywhere.  All day.  Every day.  All week.

In our hair.  On our feet.  In our mouth.  In our sheets.

But we loved every minute.

SO, have you figured it out yet. 

BVE= Best Vacation Ever!!!!!

Oooooo....and I got my first La Vie Est Belle Pearl!!!!

Hoping that's a new tradition as well!

Thanks Boo & Little Boo for my necklace!  I LOVE IT!

But, back to reality.

Back to school.

Back to work.

Back to heat with no ocean.

We'll see you next year Rosemary.  Save us a sunny spot!