Thursday at the Beach

My favorite way to start the day! It was a little cloudy, but not bad. It was a short day at the beach, because we had plans that night!

The girls got brave and decided to get buried again. The sand in their swim suits from Sunday had slipped their minds. 

Brenna was all for it, until we decided to draw pictures on her.... and then she was DONE!

We went in early to get dressed up for Picture Night! Our guys were SO excited about picture night. They packed up quickly and asked how much longer every 5 minutes. They were practically dragging us off of the beach!!!
And if you believe any of that....I've got some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you. (Now you are singing it. Admit it. I know you are!)
But with mine and Sarah's determination, we pulled it off! The biggest issue I had was my make up. Apparently I had gotten a LOT of sun. And my skin was now too tan for my foundation.... and if you know me, you know I don't go anywhere without make up on! And not only was it too tan, around my eyes were WHITE from my sunshades! So after putting all of my make up on, and then washing it all off and wondering what on earth I was going to do, I sent a mayday text to Sarah. Luckily she had some bronzer and saved the day!

I was very proud of how our pictures turned out! Here is just a little glimpse of the goodness...

Sometimes they really do like each other!
And sometimes they are just pretending.

Love me some Rileys!

This picture right here sums Schaef up completely! Love it!!

I love this man. He is my rock. He puts up with me, and for that I am thankful!

One of these days Macie's feet will be dragging the ground, and I will still be carrying her on my hip.

If you take selfies on my phone, I will post them on my blog.

I'd like to say someone else captured this sweet moment between me and my girls. But it's totally staged, and I totally took it myself. Because...reality.

This one right here. My Bear. She is full of spunk and has a mind of her own. She is also very sensitive and tender. She's independent, yet she still needs us. She is a Mama's girl, and I love it.

When did this beauty grow up?? Where did my baby go? I can't believe how mature this sweet, tenderhearted girl is. She tests her limits on a daily basis, and reminds me how thankful I am that my parents let me live past this age (because she is JUST like me!). She cares so deeply for others, and still likes to cuddle with her Mama.  

Thanks to the two teenagers who happened to be walking down the beach who snapped this one for us! I love this group!
We took our pictures out by the beach while we waited on our table at the Crab Trap. It's one of my favorite places in Destin! They have good food, and a playground outside in the sand for the kids to play on while we wait. It's also a great spot to take pictures since it's right on the beach. Carter and Brenna especially enjoyed their strawberry coladas (virgin of course) while we waited!

The food was great! But we were so full when we left there that we could hardly move!!!