"Family" Vacation

Well today is bitter sweet. My mom along with my sister and her family left for the beach this morning (my dad is meeting them later in the week) and Cody and I have chosen not to go with them this year.  We feel like we need time alone! We need to take our beach trip just the 4 of us and enjoy our little family.  It is amazing how much a "change up" and get you swinging harder than you would have with an expected "fast ball".   We have learned more about ourselves and more about our parenting skills in the past 9 months.  I would have never in a million years thought I would take this years vacation just us.... Because for the past 6 years we have only missed 1 vacation with them.... Most of those years the Destin Crew was.... My parents, My sister's family, and my In-Laws.  So this year we are changing it all up...

Here are a few pics to show the past few years of family vacation.

2007
I can't seem to find a picture from 2007. I know we took some but for some reason I can't find the album with the pictures in there. We took beach pics all together, matching in our jeans and white polo's. I will continue searching and upload a picture once I find them. But 2007 was the first year we ALL (including my family & Cody's family) went to the beach together. 


2008

We went on our honeymoon in 2008. So this is the one year we missed out on family vacation.  This is a picture of us with the friends we made. Angela and TJ. You can hear some on Angela's music on itunes, etc. Just look up Angela Wood. She is amazing and a wonderful singer! I pray her dreams come true and she becomes a very known country singer!

2009

In 2009 I was pregnant for Cohen. It was our last trip as a family of 2.

2010

This was our first vacation with a baby! Cohen was 10 months old and it was so much fun! He LOVED the water and sand.  And still does!


2011

I was pregnant for Sawyer during our 2011 trip.


But that's what happens, as a parent you have to make decisions that are best for your family.  We both feel that Cohen needs time with us centered ONLY around him and Sawyer and.... For a vacation himself.
I can't wait for OUR vacation, OUR family.  I will miss our parents, and nieces, but I am truthfully ecstatic about our trip. The new memories we will make on our own. Doing what our parents did for us. Going on a vacation with just them and their kids.  I know it will be more work. I know we will only have each other to tend to a 10 month old and 2 1/2 year old when we would have had a lot more than our hands to help out!  But it will only make us stronger! I just can't wait!