VACAY time! @PCB

 As our summer drew to a close we made our way down to Florida for some beach time fun.  We stopped on our drive in Hattiesburg and ate some delicious food and milkshakes at the famous Ed's Burger Joint.  Then a quick stop at Bucees and we were on our way.  We stayed at a hotel right on the beach that we had done last year at Spring Break.  Our favorite things about the hotel included the location, the margarita pizza, the chicken strips and the bingo.  

We booked a fishing charter one day and had an amazing day deep sea fishing.  We were catching fish left and right and it was pretty awesome.  We even got to see some dolphins.  After we caught the fish we took them to a restaurant where they cook up what you caught and it was absolutely delish.  A great experience for sure!

The Scott and Schaack familys arrived a couple days after us so we got to enjoy lots of fun beach time with our great friends.  The kids even got to go Parasailing.  It was so much fun!

Boating and Bowling

 Just a little summer fun.  Bowling with Noah and Boating with Taeya and Kylie.

Brielle goes to FSY

 So this summer Brielle got to experience the churchs new program - FSY.  And SHE LOVED IT.  She had a great experience and got to be with all her buds.

Emmitt made me eggs

 This year on my birthday Emmitt surprised me by making me eggs.  This doesn't sound like a big deal but it was to me.  I know he hates everything about eggs and has no idea how to cook.  So when he looked it up on YouTube and figured it out all without anyone telling him to... lets just say I was very touched.  Thanks Emmitt.

Birthday Boy!

4th of July/ Kevins birthday.  The highlight was calling Brayden and opening up the birthday package he had sent.  He got a sweet African shirt and some Ginger candies.  Bray also send some couch decor for me.  

We surprised Kevin with birthday donuts and then we had friends over for a swim party and bbq and traditional birthday cake.  Always a fun day!

My couch decor

Off to College She Goes..

I made the trip to take Makenna to college with Brielle and Emmitt in tow to have an epic and historic trip to Utah.  We had all the stuff and all the snacks and all the tunes and off we went.  It was a fun time. I let Makenna drive a good portion of it which went great until it didn't.  

I dont know but I found this hilarious-- just looked to me like the dog was driving ;)

Hotel shenanigans

We used Makennas new projector to watch Gilmore Girls in the hotel. And the girls went out and got pizza for it so it was a party.

Makenna got her very first experience being pulled over by the police.  It was day 2 and we were driving through the long and terrible stretch of New Mexico where its a two lane highway and you can get stuck behind a really slow truck for a long long time and it can be incredibly frustrating.  So we had found ourselves in that situation where we had been stuck behind a slow truck for a really long time... so when we had the chance- she gunned it- and I encouraged it- and she may have gotten a tad over zealous because at the point she reached 90mph in a 60mph zone she passed a cop going the other direction.  I knew the second I saw him that we were doomed.  He flipped around and pulled her over and it was pretty traumatic for her but he ended up being incredibly nice and forgiving.  He explained that if he were to give her a ticket he'd have to take away her license because of how much she was speeding and she still has a provisional license because of her age.  So we lucked out big time and just got a warning.  Fewf!  So after that I drove the rest of the way ;)

Shortly after our unexpected traffic stop we came to my favorite trip stop- Wilsons Arch- where we did a quick climb and enjoyed the view.

And once we arrived in Utah, we picked up Grandma who was my support and our trip buddy.  It was so fun to spend this time with her.

Waffle Love is our new favorite Provo Eats.

Famous BYU creamery milk

Makenna with her key going into her dorm for the first time.

Just picked up her keys

Bookstore shopping!

Hiking the Y (Makenna was already busy with her new friends)

Ginger came to hang out with us on Sunday.  We went to church with her and then played some games at the hotel.  Its always fun to reconnect.

Brielle and Emmitt spent a day with their friends Addie and Cooper Peterson.

Here we are at my personal favorite Utah food place- Zupas.  Joined by Scott ;)

This was meeting up with Makenna just before we headed off to go back home.  Its so cool to see your kids walking around the campus you attended... so nostalgic.

And to try to make the way home a bit more fun and to try to not to wallow too much in our sadness of leaving Makenna behind, we stopped at a hotel in Moab and went ziplining.  It was a lot of fun and helped to break up the drive a bit more.