Beach Vacation

This week we took a little break from city life and headed to the beach. It was a beautiful week and we had a wonderful, restful time. We've been going to the same resort for five years now, since Sawyer looked like this... 

instead of all grown up like this...

 and Lee Anna looked like this...

instead of this beautiful almost-8-year-old!

 And when we first started going, this little princess wasn't even around yet!

 It's been fun to make so many special memories at the same spot. We always enjoy reminiscing about funny things that happened on previous trips, and remembering friends and family that have been out there with us.

Here are some of my favorite pics from this trip.

Sweet sisters

Daddy held down the beach chairs and tried hard to stay out of the chilly water.
Aren't those mountains amazing?

Lee Anna and Sawyer stayed busy one afternoon building a rock dam. 

If only they were always so loving toward each other...

And you have to see Sawyer's new trick!

When Jason told him to do a back flip off the side of the pool, I just laughed, thinking he'd never try it. But the next thing I knew, he was back-diving repeatedly into the water! He never quite made it 360 degrees, but he did some nice back dives!