Florida....Here we come!

Our home for the week
All the kiddos
Family Shot
The Emersons

Posing at the beach
"I got my paci and piece of ice....what more could a little man want?"
Momma and her boys (in a "pink" float?)

The digging crew
Showing brother how to dig
Still digging....

Daddy and the girls

Andrew's favorite beach activity
Oops! Lost a wheel!!
There he goes!

Pool time!
Fearless Andrew diving in face first
Watch out boys...big sis is gonna get ya!
Popcicle time.....always a favorite at the beach
Time to go "crabbing!"
"The catch"

I wanted to post some pictures from our trip last week to Ormond Beach, Florida. We spent a week playing in the ocean, building sand tunnels, riding the waves on our infamous "pink" float, eating delicious food, playing with friends, hunting for crabs at night, swimming in the pool and spending quality time with our precious kids. We were so blessed to go with our friends, the Emersons, and their three kids. We spent a long weekend with them last year, but we were able to stay a week this time! Probably the highlight of the trip was going to Disney World for a day. It was only about a 1 1/2 hour drive from where we were staying. We took our three kids and Ben (the Emerson's 7 year old). He was such a great help! The kids had never been and it has been 25 years since I visited there, so we needed the expertise of an "experienced" Disney World vacationer:) The kids had a ball! It was extremely hot and pretty crowded, but they hung in there! We got there about 10:15 am and did not leave until around 11:00pm.....we were exhausted, but it was so much fun. They got to ride "It's a small world", "Peter Pan", "Buzz Lightyear (2x), Thunder Mountain and the race cars. We also saw two shows, ate lots of ice cream, met Buzz Lightyear, saw the parade (both daytime and nighttime parades) and finished the day off with the fireworks show right over the castle. I think we took a total of over 200 pictures during the week (thanks to digital cameras) and here are a few (well , a lot.....I couldn't help myself!) of the highlights.

Our Day at Disney

It's Summer!

Aunt Joy and Sarah AnneHappy 6th Birthday!
Sarah's adorable and delicious chocolate cake

Camping with the kids.....Getting ready for Smore time!
Roasting around the fire Mmm...yummy to my tummy!


The sun shining down on the edge of the lake....what a beautiful scene despite the drought conditions....what an amazing God!!Our home for the night

Visiting Mimi Jason, Cari and Little Baby Will
Andrew's First Waterslide Plunge (Daddy had the most fun....can you tell?)

It's finally "officially" summer!! I have really been looking forward to sleeping in and having more time with all the kiddos at home. Now that Sarah is full-time in school during the year I really treasure and appreciate these days I have 24/7 with them. These last few weeks of summer vacation have been full:) We have visited Mimi, gone to the dentist, taken a dip in our neighborhood pool, had a wonderful belated birthday lunch with Aunt Joy, visited baby Will and gone on an overnight camping trip. I have posted several pictures of our adventures above. Stay tuned for the latest Shaw Five Summer Adventures!! I will have some Florida pictures coming soon:)