4th of July

I can't believe it has been so long since I have blogged! There is just not enough time in the day... So I am playing catch up. These are all pictures taken on my phone. I have not downloaded the ones on my big camera yet. I am so behind.

By the end of June I was ready for a scenery change. Cooper was eight weeks old and doing great so we loaded up and headed down to Point Clear for our annual trip with the Pringles.

The kids all fell asleep and it was nice and quiet. That lasted for about 30 minutes. And it is a 5 hour car ride...

We headed over to the hotel once we arrived and enjoyed the afternoon outside at Bucky's. Here is Bob checking out his statue.

We enjoyed the beautiful weather at the Lakewood Pool. Cooper napped in his bassinet. Most of the time.

Anne and Martha Glen swam together at the Grand's Pool. They are in the middle of the picture.

Bob discovered his belly button. Funny stuff.

He also had fun hanging around with Uncle John and Aunt Caroline!

Baby Cooper was a trooper and was along for the ride everywhere. 

He was also a good sport when little hands were grabby (and this looks worse than it was!)

Anne enjoyed playing in the castle

with sweet friends

and snuggles with daddy (the glasses are part of a Nerf game and for some reason my kids love to wear them/make others wear them!)

We took Anne to see the fireworks at the Grand Hotel for the first time. She was scared at first, but did not cry. She was not a fan of the loud noises, but was in awe of the pretty colors!

Bob just being silly on the sunroom door. He is at such a fun age and cracks me up daily!

It rained ALL day for the last several days of our trip. We played inside most of the time and I even attempted to take A & B to the indoor jumpy place in Spanish Fort. It was fun for about 20 minutes until Anne had a MAJOR meltdown over losing a game of musical chairs?! Epic. Like had to throw her over my shoulder (while also carrying my bag and Bob) and she was screaming so loud everyone stopped what they were doing and watched me drag her out. It was the end of the week and she was exhausted by that point after staying up late with her big cousins and not napping. Remember I was also waking up in the middle of the night with a newborn so I was tired too. I was not amused. She fell asleep on the car ride back to the house and woke up a much sweeter little girl. Thank goodness.

On our last day in Point Clear we finally saw a glimpse of blue sky! Beautiful. 

It was a crazy, exhausting week but loads of fun too. We made wonderful memories and scenery like that is just icing on the cake!

I read recently that vacations with little ones are not really "vacations", they are really just "trips" as they are not relaxing. We are in that stage of life for sure, but after a car ride back to Birmingham where baby Cooper slept the ENTIRE 5 hours and we did not stop once (a miracle) it made me want to go on another "trip" sooner than later!