Happy Belated Fourth of July!!

I am behind in posting about our weekend! I have had most of this blog completed for a while, just didn't get to adding the pictures until now.

My sister Sarah, my boys and I traveled to Gulf Breeze, FL (my hometown) to spend the weekend with my dad and his parents. They live on the Pensacola bay and I enjoy our frequent trips made to visit with them. This weekend our intentions were to spend the weekend enjoying the summer on the bay!

First things in order, we decided to fish!

After unsucessfully hooking the nibbling fish with squid as our bait, my dad threw out the cast net and snagged a small fish to use. This definately did the trick!

Soon enough we were hooking them one after the other!

Some of the fish we were catching were far too large for the children's polls and they began snagging our lines! The children were growing weary and impatient waiting for thier polls to be fixed. We moved on to a boat ride. My father put his fishing boat in the water and took the boys for a short ride on the bay. His hat flew off and had to be fished out of the water. Tyler talked about it for hours after it happened. After the excitement for the boat ride we had lunch and then visited with some old friends, the Long's, at their pool a few miles from where my family lives. It was a wonderful time reconnecting with old friends. We then returned to my grandparents got cleaned up at dinner and relaxed on the deck over looking the bay. It was beautiful to be there and to see the sunset taste the salty air. It brought me back to the many years I spent as a child in that house and on the bay each summer. I love sharing that with my children. These are memories I will always hold dear. We watched beautiful fireworks on the peir and had wonderful laughs as the children reminded us to take time to focus on now. It was wonderful to be able to take the time and reflect upon all the many blessings I have in my life. The boys said so many silly and profound statements as they basked in the the love they were receiving from the family. Tyler really really showed his silly side the more comfortable he felt around everyone. It was a fun time. On Sunday we swam in the bay some more and had lunch with Aunt Carrie, Uncle Eric (my brother), & Cousins, Cole & Lucy. Cole & Lucy had never swam in the bay before that day. Trever & Lucy scuffed up thier feet pretty good on some barnicales so I will need to remember water shoes next time. We had a great time! Thank you to my grandparents for hosting us at thier home.

For more pictures from the weekend click here

Gulf Breeze 4th July Weekend