Smith Family Lake Cottage - 4th of July

We enjoyed time at the lake with family for the 4th of July! So thankful for my parents and their generosity! We love being at the lake cottage!  Here are a bunch of pictures from our week!

So thankful for a few days overlap with my sister and her crew! So fun to see all the kids together! 

On the actual 4th of July the weather was so cool! We went on a boat parade down the lake and we had to bring blankets and sweatshirts! Crazy! It was fun nonetheless. 

Spencer really enjoyed fishing this trip! He's hooked! 

Mom, Andrea, and I went on a jet ski ride and laughed the entire time! I'm not sure what was so funny but it was a blast! I could go for that ride right about now! So fun!

Jeremy spotted some wild blackberry bushes in walking distance so a few of us went blackberry picking and made some yummy desserts with them.

We had a 2 day corn hole tournament which consisted of an adult and kid on each team. It was a lot of fun! 

One of the biggest highlights of the week was Carson and Bryn skiing! It was so fun! They couldn't get enough! Jeremy and I love slaloming so we've been waiting for our kids to fall in love with skiing! Yay! 

Here are a few videos of them skiing. They are probably out of order but so fun! 

We always love a day out on the boat! We went for a long boat ride, packed lunch, and stopped at different swimming holes. We also stopped for some ice-cream. It was a great day!

Thanks Mom and Dad for another great visit!

Chasteen/Elliott Maryland Vacation

June 27-July 4 we were on vacation with the Chasteens and Elliotts in the St. Michaels Maryland area (across the Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis). We went there to find a halfway point for family that lives in South Carolina and Massachusetts. It's was beautiful and was fun to explore a new area! So thankful that we could all gather for this week together! 

We rented a house that actually had 2 houses on the same property right on the water (a creek connected to the Bay) and it had a pool. The kids LOVED the swimming pool and the kayaks and canoe. The kids provide great entertainment for the rest of us!

The town of St. Michaels is really quant and cute! 

We drove to Annapolis one day and toured the Naval Academy which was fun. Then we had lunch and walked around. We stocked up on our Navy paraphernalia (Go Navy!). 

Thanks to Kaleb, we celebrated the Fourth a day early together. 

Family Vacation

We are so thankful for the opportunity we had to go to Panama City Beach for a few days! It was so beautiful and we so enjoyed a trip just the six of us! I was born in Panama City and also lived in Pensacola so it was fun to be back to the Gulf Coast. We had a great time spending full days on the beach, at the pool, and eating seafood! So thankful!

I love my sweet family! 

Mexico Anniversary Trip

Hard to believe that we've been married for 15 years!  I love Jeremy more with every year!  It's a joy to do life by his side!  So thankful for our Mexico getaway last week!  We had a great time relaxing, talking, reading, and dining at the resort!  It was a great week!  

Our room was so nice!

The view from our room (a sunrise pic by Jeremy....I was sleeping!)

Our path to the beach

We spent most of our days at the beach on these great beach beds!  So thankful for time to relax and   read! This was our view most days!!!

We enjoyed lots of dates!  It was so nice to have a break from cooking! And so fun to get dressed up and go out every night! 

One day we went bike riding and it was pretty funny!  We had to wear these reflective vests (in the day mind you) and hair nets! But it was fun and we got to hold these macaws!   

So thankful for this time and our 15 years of marriage!  The Lord continues to teach us and grow us in our oneness!  Thankful for His grace in our marriage!  I love you Jeremy and I look forward to more years of marriage with you! 

And thank you mom and dad for taking great care of our kiddos while we were gone!

Miniature Golf in Cape Cod

One evening we played miniature golf together.  

Thanks to Papa & Nana for paying for all the grand-kids!

Kelsey being so crazy:)

Spencer was cracking us up on this hole.  He kept putting his ball right next to the hole to putt in but it kept rolling away.  So funny!

Everybody's mug shot with their ball:

 Guess who's picture I forgot to get with their ball.....

This boy:(

OOPS!

It was a great week with the Chasteen Elliott family!