Monday, April 15, 2013

Full Circle

     The kids and I headed to myrtle beach over spring break last week for a long overdue trip with our best friends, the Whitaker family. Unfortunately not everyone was able to be there buy considering its been about 5 years since we did a trip together, we did good getting who we could there! I felt like my life had come full circle spending that week with my childhood friends and watching our children form relationships with each other that will last them a lifetime.

Short history- out parents were friends through work before we were born and we grew up together in our very early childhood. We were basically family! Then the Whitakers moved for job reasons and ended up living in Delaware. Due to the distance, our families met "halfway" once a year at the beach for a week of vacation and fun- this became a longstanding tradition for all of us but sadly stopped when wedding budgets started to put a crimp on the vacation budget... Now us "kids" have kids and they met for the first time during our Spring break which just happened to coincide with their spring break! The Whitakers are family to me and will always remain so- they have always been the best kind of friends-- the ones that no matter how long it's been since you've seen them or talked to them, you pick right back up where you left off and it's as though no time had passed. 

     We have vowed that the yearly tradition will start back up and I cannot wait for our 2014 get together already! I know Our children will be just as close as we are...  Here are some fun pictures from our week at the beach!

And P.S.  Emily learned how to swim by herself!!!  :)

Emi, Grandpa, and Chad

Matt's first trip to the beach!

Sweet big sister showing Matt the beach

Swimming by herself!

Makenna and Emily~ Best Friends just like their Mommas

Group Hug

Double Trouble 
Beach Baby

Playing!

The Three Musketeers

Cousins!

Taking a break from the waves and watching a movie

Flying their barbie kite- which shortly flew away afterwards when Emily let go of it!

Sleeping with the ocean "sound machine"

Tired Beach Baby

Playing Putt Putt!

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