Day 1 of the Beach!

On July 2nd we loaded up the car

(Jared loaded the car)

and we left for our summer family

vacation to Panama City Beach!

It was Roman's 1st trip to the beach and

our 1st vacation with all 5 of us!

(6 including our babysitter Haley:)

Also for a few days of the week

we had our entire family

with us including all 10 cousins,

all my siblings, Nina and Preacher.

Our cousins Kailyn, Katie and

Andy came to visit along

with Aunt Sharon,

Uncle Steve, and Aunt Rita!

It was a full house and we had a blast!!

On our way to the beach!

We brought Haley with us,

she was a HUGE help!

Our DVD player has been broken for a while.

We had to go old school and color,

play games, and of course DANCE PARTY!

The girl's beach party playlist included:

"Peanut Butter Jelly Time" (girl's new fav)

"Shake It UP!"

"Who Says?" per Nixon's request

"Whip My Hair" -Isla's Fav!

and of course anything by

the "pink girl" Rihanna :)

Isla "whipping her head back and forth"!

Roman likes dance party for a bit

but then he gets bored.

But a lollipop always makes him happy!

Finally he was out!

We arrived to meet Jessica, Mark and the

4 kids along with Katie and Andy!

We decided to go get something to eat!

What's more fun than going

to a restaurant with 7 kids?!

Our wait was only an 1 1/2 hours

but the kids had entertainment!

Jules and Nixon played together!

Nixon was so excited to be

with her best friend!

Roman LOVED the sand!

Isla, Johnna Katherine, and JohnMark

built their 1st sand castles of the week!

We were unsure how Isla would

enjoy the beach this year.

Last year she HATED the sand!

She would make us carry her

to a towel and would not

move b/c she did not

want to get dirty!

We soon found out that her fear

and dislike of sand was gone!!!

Mommy and her favorite

baby boy after a long drive!

Jared spent some time with the

best baby ever, JennaLeigh!

The kids danced and ran

around to the live music!

Daddy and Roman sat and enjoyed the

music while we waited for our table!

Jessica and JennaLeigh!

We were all so excited to be together!

We finally got a table,

and even got to sit together!!!

JohnMark, Nixon, Johnna Katherine,

Julianna, and Isla posing for their 1st

of many pictures after dinner!

We are so glad cousin Katie and Andy

got to spend a couple of days with us!

Back at the condo, the kids had to

atleast go "look" at the pool

before they went to bed!

They were so excited to go swimming!

Jessica suprised me with my 1st

outfit for the new baby!

(no, she still doesn't have a name?)

The night ended with excitement as Roman

locked himself in the bathroom!

Jared finally got the door open only to

go in and shut it and lock

himself in with Roman! :)

Day 1 of our vacation is over!

6 more to go!