Summer!

It’s been a busy summer, at least for the kids, but I took a couple of weeks off and took them to the Frio and the beach.

Although Wallace claims his favorite place is the beach, I think he might have found a special place in his heart for the river as well this year. :)

I spent several days just relaxing in the river for hours and hours. It was fabulous!

And Meredith spent quite a bit of her time catching tiny fish.

And that pretty much sums up the river. :) I think the best part was that we took the kids’ bikes, and I’m pretty sure that Meredith was so motivated by seeing Leah’s kids riding her bike that she was finally able to put it all together and start riding her bike! Thank you so much for making this vacation possible Big Momma!

Then we went home, did a little laundry, and headed straight for Bolivar.

I had a couple of commissioned photo shoots while we were there this year! :)

And these were my favorites from each shoot.

We took a day trip to Galveston.

And everyone got VERY worn out!

But Wallace finally found the Zippo lighter he’s been wanting for so long at a smoke shop on the Strand. lol. I felt like such a responsible parent. I also never realized how cool Zippo lighters are!

Thanks for having us Granny. I needed the trip more than ever this year, and it did not disappoint.