Port Aransas

In June we went on a beach vacation to Port Aransas. It took me a long time to blog about our vacation because I have so many pictures from the trip that I knew it would take a lot of time and I didn't want to leave anything out. It was a perfect trip! We spent the first two days of our trip with our friends, the Vicari's and the Dwinell's. We always have such a good time with them, they are such sweet friends of ours and all our kids are close in age and play well together. Here is a picture of all the kids on the beach.

Aren't they cute!?!?

Morgan (3), Graham (1), Clayton Vicari (2), Ben Dwinell (1), Addyson Dwinell(4)

The dads and their babies...


The big kids

And the babies of the group...

All of them again...

This was Morgan's third time on the beach. She has been to FL twice, once when she was 5 months and again when she was 15 months and both times she didn't want anything to do with the beach and all the sand. This year was different - she loved the beach, waves, sand, sea shells and everything single thing about it! She had a blast and it was so fun for us to watch her enjoy every minute of it!


Jennifer teaching Morgan how to collect seashells...


This was Graham's first trip to the beach. He did great for his first time. He liked to play in the sand and water but didn't stay interested in it as long as his big sis. It was a lot to take in for the little guy with the heat and all, but he was a trooper!

Cute Clayton...

The girls...

Me and Lisa with our boys :)

Bryan on a boogie board...

Until Morgan got the board and tried it herself...






After a FUN two day with our friends we moved down the beach to a beach house we rented to spend the remainder of the trip with the family. This was our first family trip and we had a great time. We might just have to do this every year!
Nonny with her grandbabies...

On the way to check out the beach our first evening there...


We stayed at the Spinnaker House in the Royal Sands neighborhood and it was a nice and quiet location. The beach wasn't crowded which was nice - Lots of room for us to run and play!

Morgan having some fun with Aunt Val...

And looking for shells with Uncle Troy...

Colton and his daddy wading in the water...

Graham running down the beach...

My boys!

Fun in the sand...

Soakin' up the sun...

My mom & Bobby

Troy and Valerie

Kristie, Brian, Colton and Baby #2 :)

And our gang...

Uncle Troy brought water guns for the kids and they were a big hit. We had some serious water gun fights with ice cold water out of his cooler. :)



Sharing snacks...

We went out on a Catamaran one night to see dolphins and let the kids enjoy a boat ride...

We saw lots of dolphins and a beautiful sunset behind the lighthouse...

Look at their little smirks :)

Morgan and Aunt Val being silly...

Dancing Divas...

Fish faces :)

My mom and Bobby, Troy, Valerie and Brian went on a guided fishing trip with Alex Porter one morning. They didn't have much luck but Troy won the award for catching the best fish.

Valerie caught one too...

While they fished we rented a golf cart and drove around town and the beach...

Our little serious surfers...

Enjoying some tasty snowcones...


Sitting in the shark's mouth...


Kristie's family posing with April, the monkey! Morgan and Graham wouldn't get near the monkey, imagine that. :)

Last stop before heading home, the candy store!


Wiped out...

We had a fabulous vacation in Port A with friends and family! We made lots of great memories that we will never forget!

Fourth of July Weekend

It's a special weekend for us, always has been and always will be. We were married on July 3, 7 years ago. It has been 7 wonderful years, filled with many happy memories of the past and bright hopes for the future.

On Saturday, Bryan and I went to the Coffey's for a kid-free evening. We had so much fun catching up with everyone. I forgot my camera so I didn't get any pictures.

On Sunday, we the day at Bobby and Judy's for a Baughman 4th of July gathering. It was so much fun seeing everyone, visiting, swimming, eating and a few fireworks. Here are some pictures of the day.

Just a swingin'

My firecrackers...

Kathy and Jake

J-Ma and J-Pa with their grandbabies

Ella, Jeannie and Gracie

Mary, Michael and Randy

Sharon, Julie, Brooke, Morgan and me

The Blesi's crew...

The grown up table...

Girlfriends - Briley and Morgan

The boys - Brady and Graham

First jumps off the diving board...





11 of the 18 Baughman babies

Morgan with one of her favorite Uncles...

And one of her favorite aunts...

Tired boy...

Aunt Julie and Gammy coloring with the kiddos

Graham and Ella giving hugs and kisses...

Fireworks!!









The three of us! Morgan was too busy with the sparklers for a picture.

The things we have to do to get a family photo :)

On the 4th, we spent the day at home swimming and relaxing. It was a laid back day, just what we all needed after the busy weekend!





I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th with your family and friends.

Our fence at its finest

We have been needing to have our fence replaced for awhile and we had it done this week. It has been a struggle to open the gates on our old fence and even keep it standing up times. We have been in our house 7 years and the fence has been here just as long, maybe a little longer.

We went with Rustic Fence and we are very pleased with the finished product.

I never would have thought I would be so excited about a new fence, but I am! :)