Amelia Island

Amelia Island, Florida...Our first vacation with just the 4 of us. Spending a week together with just the four of us was better than I could have imagined. Spending a week in Florida at a family friends house, just off the beach, in upper 70 degree weather... well that is just perfection. It even made up for the through the night drives down there and back home.
  To Florida, we thank you for: all 4 of us sleeping in the king size bed, spending literally all day on the beach, ice cream cones every evening in the adorable ice cream shop downtown, putting the girls (and Jameson) down for naps by taking walks on the beach, seeing Lucy pickup seashells and Vada in a bathing suit (holy baby rolls!), "Pain Killers" every night, breakfast at Ms. Carolyns, catching up with family, endless discussions about why we don't live near the beach, the memories.

   We made most meals at the house, did very little shopping, no sight seeing, and basically just relaxed. In everything we do we try to teach the girls to live simply. This vacation was perfect for that. I can already see that this family will be spending a lot more time on the sand by the sea as our girls grow. Lucy has asked dozens of time to go to the beach since we have been home. And Vada still has the sun kissed glow on her chubby cheeks. I can already hear the call of the waves...