Most every year we take a trip to the Texas coast with the entire Bowling family. This years trips was the most amazing. The kids are at such a great age. The twins loved the beach! It was their large sand box. Cedar was indifferent but had a great time as well. These trips are super exhausting and a lot of work for mommy and daddy (as well as our helpers) but soooooo worth it! I love that our kids have such a big family and for them to spend time with them every year is just priceless. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the trip. A special thanks to Aunt Amanda for taking and sharing great pictures!!
Ice cream break on the beach. What better place to eat messy food?
I believe this was a toy story break. All the kids together could get a little overwhelming in the room. It was nice to pop in a movie for a decrease in the noise and energy level when getting ready for a meal with the family.
Cedar in his beachwear.
Aunt Amanda is not only a great photographer but she is a talented seamstress as well. She and grandmommy teamed up and made the kids all matching outfits for photos on the beach. This is the best one of my three. It is actually the only one out of many that all three faces can be seen. The beach really enhances short term attention spans.
I know this is not the best picture but I love it because of the look on Calla's face. This excitement is what we got to see from her especially the entire time we were at the beach. She just loved it. It warms my heart to see her so happy. She would run down to the water and when it caught her she would turn and run back to the sand. She did this over and over and over laughing all the way. It was so sweet!
Cousin Lilly and Calla are here with uncle Rusty checking out the fish in the water below the restaurant we ate at.
The beach was so exciting that Cedar just couldn't take anymore. He fell asleep. When my arms were about to fall off I took him up to the room. He didn't wake up until I put him in the bath. Too much fun that day.
Our big wonderful family (most of it) at the aquarium in Corpus Christi. The kids really loved the aquarium also a good age for it.
The bowling brothers goofing around at the beach.
Cedar enjoying his ice cream pop.
Sweet face.
Eleanor and Uncle Mitch at the fish restaurant.
Uncle Mitch and Cede hanging out after eating. They share the same middle name, Brett.
Calla and daddy at the aquarium.
Uncle Mitch and Carter. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful aunts and uncles that love our children! We love them too!!
This was at the Dolphin show which sounded like a great idea, but ended up not being for Carter. He cried through the entire thing and made me miserable and I am sure the folks around us as well. It could not be over fast enough. Calla and Cedar enjoyed it though.
The twins leaving the aquarium with Uncle Mitch and our soon to be Aunt Eleanor. They are going to make wonderful parents one day!
Carter in his cool shades.
Fun in the car. Overall all of the car riding, the kids did really well. They actually tolerated better than I did.
MawMaw put together these wonderful backpacks that were full of new toys. This dinosaur was one of them. This kept the kids busy all the way to the coast. Thanks mawmaw you knew just what we needed!!
