We had a nice surprise beach trip in July! Michael's brother invited us to come hang out at a friend's house. It was the cutest house and I did not take a single pic of it! We arrived VERY late Thursday night(Fri morning actually) and went straight to bed. It was up early for everybody the next morning thanks to Lucas! I bet James was wondering why he invited us! We all cooked breakfast and then got ready for the beach. Lucas loved it just like he did last year.

Glasses, check. Pappy, check. Truck, check.

What more do you need?

Michael and James playing football.

Before we got there the girls had been digging a massive hole. It was so deep you could barely see Lucas' head!

Carly, James, Katelyn, Michael, and Lucas



Where is Lucas and Katelyn???

The weather was not too hot so we stayed on the beach until it was time for Lucas to take a nap.

Chillin' with Carly

Helping dig the hole deeper....

Friday was really the only day we got to spend at the beach. It pretty much rained the rest of the trip. Saturday we got up early and headed to take a boat trip. Our destination was Shell Island. Once we finally got there and walked down a looooong boardwalk to the most gorgeous beach area a huge rainstorm hit! We all booked it back to the boat. I was so bummed beacause it was so pretty. After that we went to look for dolphins but the weather was too yucky so we did not see any. The trip from the bay into the ocean was a little rough and made me a little sea sick but it was fun nonetheless. When we returned to port they informed us they would stamp our tickets for a free return trip when the weather is better! Angie and I both forgot our camera so all I have are a few from my phone. Lucas loved the boat. They had some fun music playing so he entertained us with his dancing and flirting with girls.

That night we got some yummy shrimp from a place nearby and cooked some stuff to go with it. The Gandy family joined us for dinner and Lucas was in girl heaven! Sunday Lucas and I woke up waaaay too early and had breakfast with MawMaw on the porch so we would not wake everybody else up. The guys went deep sea fishing so us girls and Lucas went to Pier Park for some shopping. We found Lucas an old school top( you know the kind you pump and it spins) at a cute little store. Pop Pop had been wanting to get him one so we had to get it. Then it was time for ice cream. Lucas ate it up of course. When we were done shopping we headed back to check out the guy's fish. Then we cleaned up the house and headed home! It was a nice little vacation and we really appreciated the invite!