Jacksonville--Beach Day

On our third day in Jacksonville, I took the crew to Jax's beach. 

We absolutely LOVE this beach! And because it wasn't spring break in Florida, we basically had the entire beach to ourselves. 

The kids had the BEST time swimming and playing in the sand!

That night, we met Shane at a local pizza place for supper. 

It was the DELICIOUS!!

A great way to end day three;)

Jacksonville, 2015

Hi there! It's been a L-O-N-G time! I've missed this ole' blog of mine. I've gone back and forth about shutting it down or not, but ultimately decided to give it a go again.  I love that it helps me keep my plethora of pictures organized, AND it's a fun way for family and friends (both near and far) to know what's going on in this crazy house. I promised myself that I would get back to blogging this summer, but seriously, this summer is flying by. (SOB) 

I can't believe it almost the end of JULY. 

So...buckle your seat belts folks... and get ready for the wild ride. 

It'll take several posts to catch you up, but here goes nothing;) 

Over Spring break, the kids and I got to tag along on Shane's business trip to Jacksonville! We truly had one of the BEST weeks EVER. (And just a little side note: Our house was on the market during this time too. We were told by our realtor that spring break was one of the busiest showing weeks of the year. Keeping a house "show ready" on a normal day was no joke, never mind over a week were  all five kiddo's would be home from school. I didn't have to think twice when Shane mentioned coming with him. It was off to Jacksonville for a week of fun in the sun!!) 

The guys outside our hotel.

Eating at a local seafood restaurant called LuLu's.

Our Sophie's nickname;)

Swimming in the hotel pool.

Cuddles with Daddy!

Day TWO: We got wild and crazy at the Jacksonville Zoo!

An Egg-cellent Day!

Yesterday, our sweet friends, the Robinson's, hosted their annual Easter EGG-travaganza!!!

It's such a hit each year that my kids look forward to it almost as much as they do Christmas morning;) 

Not.even.kidding! 

 And one thing is for SURE...

Bryan and Juli KNOW how to have an Easter egg hunt!!!

They filled and hid over 800 eggs for the kids to hunt this year.

SERIOUSLY...800 Easter Eggs!!!!!!!!

 And while most ordinary egg hunts are over in a matter of seconds... 

the Robinson Egg-travaganza lasts for nearly a half- hour!!!!!
The kids usually have to take a time out at some point during the hunt in order to dump their baskets out so they can have room for more eggs.

It's crazy FUN!

After the hunt, the kids had a blast playing a few Easter games.
"Can you guess the flavor of the Jelly Bean?" was a hit with the big kids. 

 And everyone enjoyed a round of Egg Hunt BINGO!

 Corban and Sophie's team WON! They were just a tad excited;)

 We are certainly blessed to have such wonderful friends in our lives. 

Friends who love us, and invest so much time and energy into loving our kids!

We are BLESSED!!!!
Happy Happy Easter EVERYONE!

HE IS RISEN!!!!!!!!!