Santa Rosa Beach...Day 3

Today we started off by going to the pool first since my sister and nephew would be here around lunch and we knew we'd all be heading to the beach once they arrived.  Look at these two swimming cuties with their goggles and swim tubes ready to swim!

I love all of Andrew's funny facial expressions.

Cousin crew is ready for the beach!

Florida!  How excited is Alexander to be at the beach and not in the car?

These three are ready for some fun!

Already at work with the dump truck.

Fill up the dump truck with sand and dump it into the ocean.

Julia and Andrew were so excited to see Alexander and have him spend a few days with us at the beach.  Thankfully they took a break from working so I could get a photo of the three of them.

More digging.

Add some water.

Our little set up on the beach.  There were people but not too crowded.  It was awesome!

Andrew taking the dump truck for a spin.

Through the waves.  This dump truck was an awesome toy for the beach.

Aren't these two cute?  They just love each other!

Enjoying a great dinner in the condo!

Team Denno got Andrew a cute lego set for his birthday. He was very excited to get some new toys!  Great first day with my sister and my nephew.  

Santa Rosa Beach...Day 2

Another fun day on the beach and Andrew is doing some more shoveling!

Love this cute little smiley boy!

This girl loves the sand!

My favorite picture of Julia from our week at the beach!

Andrew played on this bucket for a while and it totally reminded me of Karate Kid.  Love this little guys fun personality.

Great balancing!

Playing in the waves!

Julia having fun jumping the waves!

Fun times!

Ready to boogie board on her own board!

Catching some good waves on her own!

Lunch on the deck...yes, please!

Enjoying a frozen treat on this hot day.

See this little guy is just simply fun to be around!

Santa Rosa Beach...Day 1

Our first day at the beach also happened to be Father's Day...lucky dad!  The kids were so excited about their gifts to Thomas which were swim shorts and a pair of sneakers.  Happy Father's Day to the greatest dad around!

Then we got ready for the beach!  Julia was being silly with the sunscreen and gave herself a beard.

Little brother Andrew had to copy Julia and gave himself a moustache.  Silly kids!  Glad to say Andrew woke up feeling much better today and was ready for a day at the beach.

A day at the beach...what a great way to spend Father's Day!

I love the excitement of getting into the ocean for the first time since last years beach trip!

All smiles!

Andrew started to dig right away.

Giggles and giggles!

Taking a second to take a photo!

Sandy girl!

Andrew making his own drip castle!

Julia checking out the boogie board.

Andrew loves the waves crashing up on him.

Catching some good waves on the boogie board.

Definitely feeling much better!

Pure happiness.

Andrew is fearless in the ocean and doesn't mind the waves crashing up against him.  He just laughs!

Before Andrew took apart our umbrella.

All worn out from the beach!  Taking a little nap before dinner!

For dinner we headed to Seaside and went to Great Southern Cafe which we went to last year and enjoyed another great meal.

Daddy and his little girl except she's not so little anymore.  She's growing up rather quickly right in front of our eyes.

Santa Rosa Beach Bound

On our way to Santa Rosa Beach for the week and we're all so excited despite Andrew being a little under the weather.  Hopefully he'll be feeling much better tomorrow and nobody else gets his cold.  I looked back in the car and Julia looked as pretty as ever...love this sweet girl!

We stopped to get gas and use the bathroom and the kids got these maps.

We're almost there and our little navigators were great helpers to us in the last leg of the trip with their maps.  Ready for a week of sun, sand and waves!