More Beach pics

I told you I had a lot!!

So sweet :)

Ella Kate did a bungee trampoline jump while we were down there.  She had no fear!

We left the day before the 4th but I still had to pull out the stars and stripes bathing suits :) Like I said, always matching!!

This is Ella Kate's new pose :)  This is what she does when I ask to take her picture.

Rob's sand turtle!

Let me explain this one.  When we go to the beach, we go in style.  The men set up two tents for my mom to sit under the entire week.  We also set up two boats full of water for the children to play in the shade with.  There is also a million sand toys for the kids. I wanted to capture this moment so I made everyone get up and strike a pose in front of the tents.  They are going to kill me for this.  Oh well :)

Me and my adorable niece!!  The one rare picture you'll see of me.  I'm always behind the camera!

I couldn't resist :)

The end!

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.