Mother's Day Weekend

"washing" their hair at the sprayground

Jackson loves his cousin so much

sitting in the ocean water

he was telling Molly something

about "three of 'em"

beach babe

cheeeeese!!!!!

they loved laying in the ocean

Jackson and Molly at the Sprayground

Nana, Molly, Allie, and Jackson

Mommy, Jackson, and Allie Brooke

Allie was 4 weeks old on Friday and we spent Mother's Day weekend at Panama City Beach. Me, Mama, Kim, Molly, Jackson, and Allie all drove down on Thursday afternoon. This is our annual family trip and we had a blast! We stayed at the Splash resort, which was PERFECT for the kids! When we got there Thurs. the kids immediately wanted to go explore everything. They went to the kiddie play area that had frogs and turtles and just sprayed water. They loved it!!!!! I have never heard so much squealing in my life! Then we made our way to the big water park that has slides, etc. The water was freezing!!!! Molly played in it for a while, but Jackson was scared that the big bucket was going to splash him so he stayed on the edge. After they were good and blue, they wanted to go down on the beach. The water was warm compared to the water park and the kids played until almost dark! The rest of the weekend was spent going back and forth between the three places. They had so much fun!!! "Where was Allie during all of this?", you ask. Well, Nana stayed in the room with her on Thurs. afternoon and Fri. morning. Friday afternoon we loaded her up and took her down on the beach in her little swimsuit! She was too cute laying in her little tent. That lasted about 45 min. then she got hungry! Me, her, and Jackson made the trip up to the room to make a bottle and then back down to the pool and then back up to the room again when we were all worn out! Saturday we got smart!!!! We rented the lounge chairs and umbrella and Nana and Allie had a cozy spot to rest. This was much better. We all spent the entire day outside and finished up the day at Shuckem's then goofy golf! The kids were hilarious playing golf. Jackson was so excited he couldn't keep his feet still! Then we were almost at the end of the 18 hole course and I pointed out someone doing the thing where they are laying on there stomach and flying through the air.....oh my gosh, Jackson was so upset by this. He kept saying "why those people flying in the air? They scaring me!" When we got ready to leave the golf course the kids were exhausted. Jackson had been playing and laughing and in an instant he started bawling crying saying, "I want to go check on my Daddy" and "but, where is you car Mommy?" (realizing that we had all ridden together in Nana's car and we didn't have a way to go "check on Daddy") It was so sad, but so funny because he made such a drastic change in mood so quickly!
Overall we had a wonderful weekend!!!!! This is my mom's treat for us every year and we have so much fun. It is such a great way to spend Mother's Day! My mother is the best mother in the entire world and I feel guilty because she spent most of her weekend tending to Allie so that I could chase Jackson. I hope you had as much fun as we did, Mama!!!! We appreciate all that you do for us all year long, not just this weekend! I pray that I can be as selfless as you are and that I can be as good a mother to Jackson and Allie as you are to me!