Summer by the Sea

Oh the places my feet have been!

Well we are back to school and busier than ever. Little C is running cross country this fall and just had his first meet this week! Big C has been sick and had to miss 3 days of school. But he is better and we are going to enjoy our beautiful weekend.

We took a wonderful vacation in August with extended family to Gulf Shores, Alabama. We rented a beautiful house and made some sweet memories. My aunt and uncle were supposed to go with us, but could not due to his illness. So even though we had a wonderful time together it wasn't complete without them. My uncle passed away about a week after we returned home. He was a very important presence in my life and I miss him dearly.

So here some of our pictures of our time away. This pic is incomplete not just because of Aunt J and Uncle W but because Mom and Frank aren't in it!

Here they come!

A local woman has a terrific business that will come to your rental and provide a shrimp boil for you! Then she dumps it on the table and you dig in! Fabulous!!

I was hopeful that my boys would love the ocean as much as I do. At 17 and 12 it was the first time they were at the beach. I have traveled many places and seen lots of different oceans and it was really important to me that they experience it. They had a blast building sand castles and looking for exotic marine life. Man, those stupid jellyfish hurt! We saw some dolphins one day, lots of sand crabs,hunted shells and did some sightseeing! We even took a trip to Florida to the Naval Air station museum. In the end, we all had a really glorious time and Big C found his passion! He has a new focus for his senior year and is planning to major in marine biology in college! Oh well, we just might have to buy a beach house somewhere. You gotta do what you gotta do! Enjoy our pictures, I will try to update sooner next time! Thanks for sharing the seasons at Fort Cedar with me!

With a joyful heart,

Gigi