Belle in Minnesota: hittin' the beach

Sunday, August 3, 2014

hittin' the beach

After a week of readjusting to the US, we got on another plane with our family. But this time it was a 3 hour flight to Jacksonville to see our families. We spent 4 days with my parents and sister and her family down in Amelia Island. It was wonderful! Hot weather, the ocean, the smell of sunscreen, it was so comforting!

The boys also LOVED seeing their Gram and Grandpa. They loved riding in Uncle Scott's truck, spending time with my sister, Aunt Courtney, and meeting our niece, Robyn for the first time. She is an adorable, chunky girl! We reminisced about how our boys had wrinkles initially and needed to grow into their bodies, but Robyn...this girl can eat and has the cute rolls to prove it! She's over 2 months old and doing well.

There's so much we loved about our time together! Mom's cooking was as usual the best! Shrimp and grits, Dad's smoked brisket and pork, crawfish bread...yum! We missed this cajun cooking while away this summer. I love how my parents grandparent our boys too! Mom had pool floats and brought toys from their house to keep G and J busy. Giant coloring pads were a hit, beach shovels and pails, and the blow up race car and rocket ship floats were a blast. We loved the relaxed time on the beach and catching up with everyone. Thankfully the weather was great too. Thankful for this trip!