Anna Maria Island 2020 [part 3]

Our last few days on the beach were, well, the same! Ha!

Lots of playing in the sand, boogie boarding and yummy food to end our day!

...I also did not take hardly ANY pictures and tried to enjoy the last few days with my boys :)

BUT, here's a few!

This was them coming in from their 'last dip'!

It is so hard saying good bye to this beautiful place every year!

...NO CLUE why the Lord blessed me with these 5 boys. I love them so much.

We grabbed sushi on this night and it was THE BEST SUSHI we'd ever eaten! We've NEVER gone out and gotten sushi on the island before and I'm still kicking myself that it took us this long to finally go out and find some! 

On our last night we went to The Waterfront (my FAVORITE restaurant on the island!)... It was the perfect way to end the week!

We had the best time getting to just hang out and spend time together.  Especially with all the craziness going on, we all sure needed it! 

I love making memories with these boys in the same place I made my summer memories!

Counting down the months til we head back! 

How we Wednesday... UPDATE!

 Well, the last time I mentioned this my computer was broken by a 9 year old... So here's hoping that doesn't happen again ;)

If you weren't around when I originally mentioned 'How we Wednesday', you can read about it here.

At this point I was suppose to have already addressed staying active, managing little league season and TODAY I was suppose to talk about our evening routine/ bedtime routine.

Ha. Aren't plans great? 

So here I am, telling you that I have nothing prepared for any of those topics and that I'm going to *attempt* to give this another go! 

So, 'How we Wednesday', let's give this another go, but I think I'm going to take it one month at a time so not to jinx myself...

NEXT WEDNESDAY I am going to be talking about How we MEAL PLAN.

Ahhh! Yes!! Literally one of the main reasons I started/ was told to start a blog.

Listen, I could write a book on meal planning.  I am the QUEEN of meal planning. 

It is so second nature to me that I could do it in my sleep.

I can tackle 4 kids, with 4 different schedules, with 1 adult having a schedule of his own, during little league season, during basketball season and all the ways in between.

SO if you have ANY QUESTIONS between now and Wednesday regarding meal planning, please let me know and i'll try to address it!

Now, I'm going to go and tuck my laptop away somewhere safe :)

#gotitfromAmazon: August review!

I've got 5 great, super affordable Amazon finds to share today! 

1. Simplee Apparel Pom Pom Wrap Dress.

This dress made an appearance at our friend's wedding this past weekend!

There it is :) 

 I LOVE IT! I love the unique style and the fit is GREAT! I will say that the V is LOW.  Like, LOW LOW, so if you're looking for a modest option, I'm not sure i'd recommend this (or you could always wear a cami underneath it!).  

2. Sojos oversized square aviators 

I had originally purchased these aviators from Sojos back at the beginning of summer, but they just weren't big enough for me, so I purchased these instead and listen, they are awesome! I love how light weight they are AND that they're polarized.  I have been wearing them all summer long! 

See?

Love them! 

I have the silver frame/ silver lenses which looks to be sold out but it looks like they're still carrying the gold framed ones! 

3. Rolling Stones Tank Top 

This is the cutest tank top and does the job for just $15! It's lightweight, isn't see through and fits true to size!  They also have other cute designs that I'm eyeing as well! 

4. A line polka dotted midi dress

Okay. So when I was trying to decide on what to wear to the wedding this past weekend, it came down to the dress I chose and this cute, cute dress! Honestly, the ONLY REASON I didn't chose this dress was because it was sleeveless and the wedding was in a cave... Last I had checked, caves were kind of chilly.  Soooo, I wore it to my mom's birthday lunch that afternoon instead!

The fit is so flattering and the material isn't thin at all! I LOVE the color I chose but it also comes in a lot of other colors as well! Definitely one of my favorite purchases I've made from Amazon! 

5. Blue mirrored male aviator sunglasses

I bought these for Tyler right before our beach trip and he loved them! They're also polarized and are well made! 

...sorry, the baby does not come included with the glasses ;) 

They come in a bunch of different colors, too, if your man isn't a 'blue man' ;) 

Woohoo! 5 OVER THE TOP Successes this month! Now let's cross our fingers that we can find some cute things to welcome fall in :)

See you tomorrow!

Anna Maria Island 2020 [part 2]

I'm back with another round of pictures of basically nothing but kids coated in sunscreen and a pretty beach in the background :) 

Here's our 3rd, 4th, and 5th day on the beach! 

When I tell you that Lake played hard. I mean it.  He was BUSY and played until he crashed every single day.

....literally ;) 

This is a trip i'll never forget.  On the evening that we arrived, my grandfather (who lives on the island) went to be with Jesus.  So many people had told me 'ugh, what awful timing, right during your vacation!' but let me say that it was such a blessing to have been at the beach when he passed.  The place where the bulk of my memories of him and my family are.  It was comforting to be surrounded by so many memories after his passing. 

On this night, we took the boys to eat at a pier that he would often fish off of.  I loved sitting on that pier and telling these boys stories of my grandfather.  There's been so many generations: My grandfather, my sister and I and now my boys that have sat on this pier.  I can't wait for them to grow up with memories of this place and lots of stories to tell their children.

...Are you seeing a pattern? 

Ha. Literally, when we vacation, we just beach (shrug!).

Someone please explain to me why he looks like a YOUNG ADULT in this picture?! 

So this is the boy's friend, Paul! We met Paul last year on vacation and were SO EXCITED to see him back this year.  They got to spend so much time together!

Right before we headed out for dinner, the boys found a Gopher Tortoise!

...and then proceeded to feed him some watermelon.  Ha!

Just four boys ready to go chow down at the Oyster Bar! 

...can you even with this face? Haha!! I have no idea what he was doing or what he was so excited about, but he was excited nonetheless! 

...Three cheers for...

Another day at the beach, ha! 

We made reservations for the neatest little restaurant, The Blue Marlin.  It was DELICIOUS!!

That's a wrap for days 3,4 and 5! I'll wrap up our vacation soon :)

Thanks for stopping by!