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Our family beach vacation has ended but oh the memories will remain. Seven days of beach and family time surely flew by. But, as my husband said, "If we done this every day we would not appreciate it as much". Well, that may be true but I sure would love to give it a  TRY! 

Our family began our "family beach" trips when that little girl in the middle (hands on hips) was only two years old. She is eight years old now. We have grown in size since then and we have so many wonderful memories from years pass. Each year it is a joy to add to those sweet memories.

A sweet and dear friend gave me my little beach flag and needless to say our FAMILY domain was decorated the best! I even had my own little folding table on the beach. Might as well do things up right...RIGHT? The family is just lucky I didn't drag dishes to do a tablescape. LOL!

These girls of mine sure keep my life interesting. NEVER a DULL or QUIET moment! Don't know what I would do without them.

Needless to say, my man is in his happy place when all his girls are together.  My three daughters along with my three oldest grandgirls and I plan on taking a trip together in December and Marty has already said, "Not sure I like the idea of all my girls being gone at the same time".  Yep, and all these gals has him wrapped! 

I am so blessed that we can do life together and do it with our children and grandchildren.

This bunch of kiddos surely has our heart strings. My "favorite" grandson is surrounded by females, bless his heart. His papa knows exactly how he feels though.

We went out to eat several times and this particular place had the prettiest view.

 "Caps on the Water"

 Marty and I have ate there before and the food is so good but the scenery is beautiful. 

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I forgot to snap a picture of the Sunset Grill that we ate it so had to snitch one from the web.  We took turns preparing meals as well as eating out and we sure had some good eating for the week.

My oldest granddaughter is very artistic so she drew us some cute things on the sand at the beach.

We done sand paintings one afternoon with the kids. They loved it.

Hair coloring and face masks was an afternoon delight.

Or maybe a fright! LOL!

We always go crab hunting at least one or two nights. The kids love it and we adults spend our time laughing at the kids screaming and racing to catch a crab. No worries...no crabs  injured and all were released.

This crew is showing off their puzzle one morning as they had stayed up late the night before putting it together. They actually put together two puzzles while we were there. I wish I had the patience but I don't. But isn't that puzzle just beautiful?

The kids enjoyed playing around on the grounds. The condo we stay at has outside games, tennis court, two pools, workout room, media center and more. There is always something to do. We had beautiful weather with the exception of maybe half a day. 

Though some of the kiddos had no problem whatsoever taking a nap on the beach.

That's the life isn't it?

This girl likes to read like her mama and her nana. I actually read two books while at the beach to finish up a series of three books by Terri Blackstock. If you like to read her books are a must!

We even spotted a mermaid at the beach....

And in the pool.

We enjoyed every moment. And, we have gone enough now that we know the tips of the trade of beach life. We looked like a convoy with all of our tents, beach chairs, coolers, swimming pool for the little ones and well, you name it and we had it.

We had tons of pictures but I choose just a few to share. Aren't you glad I ONLY choose a few? These last few pictures my daughter Melissa captured one morning early on the beach.  The Lord surely blessed us with a wonderful time with family. I am ready to go back! 

 

All God's greatness in His magnificent creation will leave you spellbound by His goodness.

I hope that you all have a wonderful week and if you see a mermaid anywhere remember:

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Hugs and blessings, Cindy