Already the end of summer...

I cannot believe we wrapped up summer and have already started school.  So much has happened and it just flew right by.  EV had camp, piano, and ice skating lessons.  Emmett had his first birthday and learned to stand on his own.  They both had playdates, birthday parties, trips to the children's museum, the zoo, the park, and the pool.  We also had lightening strike our house and a trip to urgent care to pop an elbow back in.  All memorable and moments that allowed us to grow as a family.


To close out the summer, we went on a road trip down to Cape San Blas.  This is my favorite beach.  It's quiet, clean, and just absolutely breathtaking.  We only had one purpose and motive--to relax!  No activities planned other than go to the beach, sleep, eat and repeat.  I was worried because the forecast was predicting rain for our whole trip.  And although it did rain, it was still time well spent.  None of us were ready to come home and we all wished we could stay a little longer.  It just meant that our time was good. 

The 6 hour car ride was hardest for Emmett going there.  I wanted to work in the morning so we left around lunchtime which meant we needed to just go.  Note to self, there isn't any place to stop after you pass Columbus (which is when I needed to use to restroom bad).  We had about an hour left and Emmett lost it.  When we finally arrived at Port St. Joe, he was hysterical and couldn't stop crying.  I never saw him that upset.  Thankfully, we ate at a restaurant with good food and helped soothe him.  Afterwards we went to the grocery store before getting back into the car to get to our condo.  We got in right as the sun was setting and was able to enjoy that as a family.

The next few days were just beach, food, and sleep.  When it rained, we slept; when it was clear, we went to the beach.  The ride back was much easier.  We drove 3 hours, stopped and had lunch, then drove another 3 hours. Once we came back, it was back to reality and we hit the ground running.