Garden City 2011

What a great vacation this year was!! This is by far my favorite family vacation yet. We were so blessed to have both sets of grandparents with us, as well as some time with Uncles, Aunt, and cousins. So many wonderful memories made that will forever be in my heart!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures just hanging around the beach house:

One of my favorite pictures of the trip!

Papa and Savannah enjoying the ocean view!

These 3 had a ball scootin around under the house.

Some Daddy/Daughter time

Jackson loves his Grandma! I remember the days when he could not say Grandma, and called her Ga-Ga! He's getting so big!!

Jackson, Haley, and Savannah never missed the ice cream truck coming around. One afternoon, they enjoyed some!

The Daddy's made us a nice fish and chip dinner one night and they had a ball doing it.

These two are two peas in a pod!

One of the many afternoon swings!

We took the kids to the water park on Day 3. We all had a blast!!! Savannah had so much fun in the wave pool that she rubbed skin off 6 of her toes, so we decided to call it a day. However, before she did this, she decided she was going to show us that she could hold her breath and try to swim. It was priceless!

Here are a few of my favorite water park pics:

This boy loves a waterslide!
I had so much fun with this little sweetheart!
Water girl! Talk about fun....The three of us did this over and over again! It was all Haley's idea! Good times in the wave pool with Papa and of course with Nannie! Happy Boy!

Uncle Rick, Aunt Erika, and the girls were also on vacation at the beach while we were there. We got to spend two evenings and one day on the beach with them. Here are a few of my favorite pics of our time with them:

I love this picture of Uncle Rick and Savannah. Uncle Rick and Molly

Aunt Erika and Emma, who decided she needed a nap with her toes in the water!
LOVE this picture of Molly and Savannah
Sweet Baby Molly playing in the sand
Papa and Emma enjoying an afternoon in the waves.
Nannie and Aunt Stacey with the girls for a afternoon walk.

Rick and Emma

We took a day trip to Barefoot landing one day because it was so overcast. It was a fun little day trip. Here are some of my favorite pics:

On the way to Barefoot Landing. Jackson was beyond excited to have Papa sitting in the back with him.

Daddy and Savannah
Love, Love, Love this silly picture of Nannie
Daddy and Jackson
Me and my girl!
My silly Mommy!
A carousel ride always makes these two kiddos happy!
We ended with some yummy ice cream and that makes Nannie just as happy as these two happy kids!

We also went to Broadway for a day. Nannie and Papa walked around, while the rest of us adventured into Wonderworks. It was our first and last trip there. There was a TON to do, but its way to packed to enjoy it and not worth the money. The kids enjoyed themselves and that's what matters at this point.

Mom and I in front of Wonderworks

My sweet family! I am SOOOO blessed! I love them!

Oh, how I love these precious cousins!!!!
This would be.....

Uncle Kevin, Jackson and Haley making those moves! :-)

Grandma helping Haley pull herself to the top....

Jackson LOVED playing this virtual air hockey!

These gigantic bubbles were so fun!

The only princess astronaunt I have ever seen!
The next Hannah Montanna?

Pavalion Fun in Garden City:

On the way to the Pavilion for some family fun!

Jackson and Papa trying to out run Papa Rabon and Savannah in the other go cart.
Jackson LOVES skee ball!
Nannie and Savannah going for a little ride!
Playing a game to win some tickets!
Savannah really wanted to do some jumping. She looks hesitant as she waits for him to say "jump".......

However, she LOVED it!!! They let the "princess", as the man running it called her, jump for a good 15 minutes.
This little man enjoyed it just as much!!
Jackson chickend out on this "bubble" after we payed for it, so we asked Savannah if she wanted to get in. With no hesitation, she got right in. With this look on her face, I thought she was going to want out.
Once he pushed her into the water, she got right up and tried to start walking in it with a huge smile on her face. She really had alot of fun in it. So proud of my brave girl!

Now, for the beach fun!!!!

Mommy and Savannah's version of surfing the waves!

It was so hard to get beach pictures of this boy this year. All he wanted to do was ride the waves over and over again. He had himself a ball! No matter where he goes, he always finds a friend! Loving the waves! Daddy and his princess building a castle! Savannah trying to catch a wave...
She loves the beach!!! Mommy and Baby mermaid spotted on the beach... Love this girl!!! Flying a kite with Uncle Kevin
My little sweeties playing in the sand together. Has anyone seen Daddy and Jackson???
My surf boy! I love this kid!!! Happy, happy boy! He could not get enough of those waves!

Fun with the grandparents....

Jackson showing his surfing skills to Papa!Three Generations! Papa enjoyed helping Jackson catch many, many waves. And he's off!! Papa and Savannah We didnt get many pictures of Grandma and Papa on the beach. They did make it out one day for Grandma to get some pictures, so I did snap a quick shot of them. My favorite of Nannie and Papa with Savannah. Papa and Jackson going for a little afternoon walk.
Beach fun for Nannie and Savannah....
and with Papa, too!

We had a awesome last night in Garden City! We all went down to the pier to enjoy some music. Savannah did not want to come off the dance floor. She was enjoying every minute of being up past her bedtime. She was not shy at all about being on the dance floor with strangers.
She had no shame for dancing with any one who would dance with her....
However, the most precious moment of the night, was that sweet little princess dancing with Papa! She is following her Papa and Aunt Ashley with her dancing skills. :-)

I've saved the best for last! I LOVE my Mommy!!!!

So glad my parents were able to join us this year, too!

IF this is not enough pictures for you, there will be alot more HERE as soon as they finish uploading. :-)