Beach 2010

The whole Shannon clan went on their annual beach trip the last week in June.  We've made this a family tradition. We normally go to Orange Beach but because of the oil spill, we decided to venture a little further south to Panama City.  We had a blast and the water was so much clearer down there.  Although the weather wasn't great the whole time, we still had plenty of time in the sun.  Here are a ton of pics from the trip.  I'll probably have to do two posts to show all of the pictures.  Enjoy!

FYI... I always try to dress my kids the same!!!  My family teases me about it, but I only have the ability to dress them for so long.  I'm taking full advantage of it.  You'll see what I mean :)

Mimi (my mom) with all 5 of her grandchildren:

From left:  Cooper and Braden (April's two boys), Camryn (Amber's little girl), mom, Ella Kate, and Jackson

Papaw Butch (my dad) and his prized possesions :)

One night we went to the Panama City Pier and they had a bunch of inflatables for the kids to play on.  They had a blast!!

Ella Kate and Cooper are only 8 months apart and we'll be in the same grade :)

Jackson and Camryn are only 6 months apart and would be in the same grade if they didn't live in Greenwood :(  Maybe they'll move here one day :)

Ella Kate absolutely loves Braden!! 

We also went to the really neat arcade/bowling alley/skating rink.  The kids had a great time playing games and bowling.  It was Jackson's first time to bowl.