Give me "5"!!!!

 

 
There are a lot of smiles that come with the number "5" and today is ours...we are officially #5 on the wait list...the courts are closing in August till into October...so we are fine with the wait...but things are getting pretty exciting here!

Weeks at the beach...what JOY...

 Well, we arrived home from 3 weeks at the beach...it was AMAZING!!!!  (lots and lots of pics below)

 The sunshine was WONDERFUL...and out of all of our time there...this was our "cloudy" day...and how beautiful it was!  A very fun sandbar that the kids LOVED playing on!

 

 BJ was our builder/designer...hours spent making walls and mazes...this was a swimming pool for Ellyana!

 Brian was actually in a different part of the state working during the week (poor guy)...the amazing part of our trip was how great our kids did...and after all of the time there...it never grew old!  Always something interesting at the beach!

 Zach spent HOURS catching little fish ...and of course made many friends with the kids at the beach!

 We were thrilled to have my mom come and spend some time with us!  She loves the beach too...and everything is extra fun when we have Grandma around!  This was our favorite place for slushies!

 

 Brian was thrilled to see gas under $3 when we crossed into South Carolina...how is that!?!!

 Our one touristy thing...we headed to Myrtle Beach for a few hours.

 Some pirate thing...he was trying to get the kids to make a "grrr" sound...it was a free activity ;)

 Time to do puzzles...hoorah for vacation...you have time to do things you don't get to do at home!

 Celebrating the 4th with Slushes...aka Italian Ice...the kids had fun planning what they were going to get for their next flavor mix.

Zach caught many of these crabs...feisty little things...

 

We were surprised when the crab was served up when we tried the Calabash famous seafood platter...really cool to a 7 yr old boy ;)

And what is Calabash-style?...basically FRIED...we split a platter and; well, you can only enjoy so much of it...but it was fun to try!

 Mini-golf always a family favorite!

When not at the beach or the pool there was this tub in our condo...

And yep, all 5 of us fit ;) 

Time to play games

We enjoyed Brian with us whenever possible...and we celebrated our 14 year anniversary!  

This couple blessed my heart everytime I saw them at the beach...I hope this is us someday!

 

 No surprise but this guy could really ride the waves!

 BJ loved taking his innertube out and floating in the waves!

Eating snacks so we could stay at the beach as long as possible each day

Our trunk headed to the beach each day

Craziness of being in a new place...the kids all dying to have it be their turn to throw trash in the dumpster.

 

 

And after 3 weeks...I officially know...I could be a beach bum..

I had to keep telling myself..."this is not reality, this is not what God has called us to"...

but we sure enjoyed every moment of it!

#6 for June

 

We are getting there!  Our June numbers came late so not much longer till we find out where we are for July!  Don't feel too sorry for us...we are happy to have moved on the list & we just got back from 3 weeks at the beach...pictures to come soon...it was wonderful!

One of our funnest seasons of life...

 Zach's Musical Program Night

 Fun visit from Family

 BJ's great Patriotic Musical Program

 Fun Guatemalan-themed potluck at our house

 BJ's Botanical Garden Field Trip

 Fun with cousins visiting

 Fun with Cousins

 Getting to ride horses at Uncle Mike's

 Fun at the pond...lots of memories there

 Zach finished up with a wonderful year of Kindergarten...all ready for 1st grade now

 Big girl now...gave up the bottle for a few trips to get slushies...rough for awhile but seems to be improving

 Wonderful visits from dear friends...

the kids (and the parents:) had fun getting to be together

 Precious friends...so happy they have each other

 Its been a wonderful month of getting to be with LOTS of friends and family

 Newest cousin

 And this wraps up another year of baseball, sports come easy to Zach...he is fun to watch...and had a really nice team too...it has been a good season!

And then there is just the everyday silliness...this girl spends a lot of her time in some kind of gymnastic or princess gear, high heels and some kind of accessories...but don't let her fool you...she hold her own just fine with her brothers! 

With all the friends and family we have got to see...it felt like the summer fun has come early...but the reality is summer has just begun...and we LOVE summer!!!!