The Yellow house

Well, summer vacation is almost over and still Iam behind on my little blog. I wanted to post some photos of our annual family beach trip. The Yellow house is one of my favorite places in the world. Mostly because of the memories we have as a family there. Every summer since I was a senior in college my family makes the trip to Panama City to the same yellow house. As we drive down middle beach road you know that your long drive is coming to a glorious end. The smell of the sea begins to feel the air and you cant wait to take your shoes off and run in the sand. At different times there may be 15 to 20 of us crazy people. It is funny to see how all of the kids have grown since we've been there over the years. We have had many nights filled with laughter and tears. We also seem to solve the problems of the world on the patio of the house over looking the beautiful ocean. The past few years I have been blessed to watch my own babies discover the beauty of the ocean. We are so lucky as a family to have this special time and to have each other. I know that these are times that we will never forget and will cherish for many years to come. There is nothing more special than just being surrounded by family in the good times and bad. May we continue our time at the beach house for many years to come.

Let me explain a few of the pictures because they have little stories. The night of Pam's birthday we all went to Jimmy Buffet's Margarittaville which was a lot of fun. The food was actually pretty good and the Margaritta's :) Well there were people walking around on very tall stilts that would gladly embarrass someone if it was their birthday. They not only told Pam Happy Birthday very loud but also made this extremely tall balloon hat for her to wear during our dinner. It was quite funny. Mallory had to wear it after dinner as we walked through the shops of Pier Park. The picture of Mallory sleeping was when she snuck upstairs.Once I found her, I had to take a picture. It was so sweet. Cooper did not like the sand at all that is why there are very few pictures of him on the beach. He loves the water but not the sand. Mallory on the other hand could not get enough of the beach. She is like a fish and would stay in the ocean all day. We can't wait until next year!