Every year, my family goes down to Bolivar for a week to get away from the farm for a while.
We were very glad to be able to make it down for the weekend! :D
We left right after work on Friday, and got there about 12:45...and Amy, Sarah, Hannah and Mommy were all still up to see us! :)
Sunrise Saturday morning
Papa Bear and Bobby playing while his Mommy slept in
Bobby eating breakfast with Daddy
Mommy enjoying the sunshine
Peter, Sean and Ethan flying the kite
Andrew and Merry coming over the dune from the house
Papa Bear and Anna
the Davis family were there as well, and had a house several houses down, and the Malletts had a house right behind ours :D
the wind was rather strong!
Ethan and Peter
Benny and Merry playing in the sand
Papa Bear and Ema having some quality time with Anna
Sam getting his feet wet
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Anna didn't quite like the idea of getting wet, so she sat in Ema's lap and just dipped her fingers in, and watched the waves roll in...
Rachel and Bella
Sarah and I taking pics of eachother
Mercy and Lindy
More of Ema and Anna....just 'cause their cute!!!
This one is my favorite!!! :D
Chatting in the sun
chatting in the waves...
Chris trying the kayak....the waves were a little to big...it kept capsizing....
Sam and I took a walk down the beach with Daddy...
a new house going up
the house we stayed in the last two years
stray shells....
The clouds were just gorgeous that day!!!
Liberty and Glory playing in(and the occasional eating of) sand
Glory is soooo cute and sweet!!!!
the guys playing in the waves...Sam really enjoyed himself!!!
Mercy running in
Daddy keeping a watchful eye out
Merry
Sonya and I had a really good talk about 'mother things' :)
Mercy
Liberty
the guys playing in the waves
Bobby is soooo close to walking!
Father and Son playing in the dirt with trucks
Sarah and I with sleeping, cuddling babies, Bella and Glory
Mommy fixing a very scrumptious supper
Bella!!!
Sam and Bobby
it's grainy, as it was kinda dark in the room, but it's such a sweet pic of Hannah and Liberty
Bobby and Uncle Andrew
Mercy and Ethan playing on Sam's iPad
Sarah is always happiest with a lap full of kiddos!
Liberty, Bella, Bobby and Merry
Sarah with Bella and Bobby
methinks it's bedtime for the little ones....
Bobby and Mommy
Merry, Sarah, Bella and Mercy
Sam resting
David led bible that night with some verses from James
Mercy, Sarah and Daniel listening
Liberty, Sonya, Andrew and Merry
Rachel, Anna, Jack, Daddy and Mommy
Bobby
Grace x 2
(Anna and Hannah)
Sunday morning, a storm blew in from land, and it was rainy and chilly...but it made for some neat pictures! :)
Sarah entertaining Bobby so he'd stay awake long enough for the big family picture! :)
at some point we all went down stairs to visit, while the responsible peoples were cleaning the house
it was windy, so some people hung out in the sprinter
the house the Malletts stayed in
Sarah and Merry walking over
the house the Hales stayed in
saying goodbyes
Sonya, Glory, and another little tyke on the way!!!
Bobby and Sam
the trio
Ethan, Sean and Peter
Sarah and Glory
Sarah, Glory and Sonya posing for...
...Mercy
awwwwww
Liberty and Sean
the pregnant mommies!!! ;)
the Malletts waving goodbye
last glimpse of the gulf
just my luck...I try to snap a pic of the Bolivar Lighthouse, and a sign gets right smack in the way... :P
seagulls and pelicans at the ferry landing
the seagulls are used to being fed
Texas
the ruins of the USS Selmer
Dolphins!!! :D
we rode the ferry with the rest of the family :)
ships coming into port
stars and stripes
Seawolf park, which has a destroyer and a submarine you can tour :)
As we drove through Houston, we saw bits of an airshow from Sam's neighbors at work! :)
the Sam Houston Monument
The State Prison in Huntsville
Well, what do you know, Sam owns a restaurant! :D
the Dallas skyline!
Hope you enjoyed the pics!
Thank you Mommy and Daddy for having us!
We had a wonderful time!!!