very mini-vacay

Disclaimer: As not to null my previous post, I want to blatantly admit that every single minute of this very mini-vacay was not full of giggles and smiles. Just to keep it real, there was whining about who got to sit by who, arguments about when to set the tent up, struggles to get Ella to eat her bottle, complaining about a certain bug bite on a certain private area, and by the end of the trip five very tired and very weary travelers.. However I'm totally gonna post pics that are gonna make it look like the epitome of a picture perfect time. Why? Because really.. at the end of the day, the good times did FAR outweigh the bad. I'm learning that life is messy sometimes, but there is absolutely no one else in the world I would rather be spending it with.. 

checking out the waves

kinda love this picture... 

Don't worry, I was holding onto her arm you just can't see it. Or maybe I edited it out. Whatever... 

my boys

love the hands all over his back... SO cute!

just reading by the fire

ruffle butt

the-sun-is-in-my-eyes-pirate-face

I'm sure the day will come when it's not the most exciting thing in the world to catch a 4 inch fish

For now we'll just enjoy every minute of it..

learning to bait his own hook... *sniff sniff

sittin' on the dock of the bay

trying desperately to catch a turtle :)

So even though maybe not 100% truthfully accurate, these pics certainly capture the wonderful memories we will take away from this weekend and will hold in our hearts forever.  Just so ya know...