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Okay, all you bloggers. Get settled in nice and comfy for this one. It’s a LOOOOONG post! I have a very good reason for taking a break from blogging this past week…VACATION! We had an amazing week at the beach with my Dad and Mom (Boom-Boom and Li-Li); My brother and sister-in-law, Reeves and Rebecca, and their son, Tallon; and my other brother and sister-in-law, Andrew and Erin. What a week!!! We had so much fun playing, talking, shopping, eating, laughing, and spending time together. I LOVE these people so much, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to spend the week with them! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mom and Dad, for an AMAZING week!!! <\/p>\n

I’m going to go ahead an apologize for the obnoxious amount of pictures…Hey, I’m making up for a week of no blogging, Remember?!?!<\/p>\n

Baby CB still LOVES the beach! We had the hardest time keeping her on the sand when the water was too rough.<\/p>\n

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Sandy beach boy<\/p>\n

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Sandy beach boy who does NOT want his picture taken!<\/p>\n

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Okay- this picture makes me laugh out loud EVERY time I see it! I LOVE my nephew!<\/p>\n

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These two people will never have to ask twice for a babysitter once they have kids…They are SOOOO GOOD at entertaining their nephews and neice! Thanks, Andrew and Erin! We can’t wait to return the favor in a few years! (No pressure or anything \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n

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Tal and Li-Li sharing a yummy bite<\/p>\n

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Sweet cousin lovin’<\/p>\n

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Tal napped for about an hour and a half in the hammock one morning!<\/p>\n

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“Sweet T” <\/p>\n

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Boom-Boom knows he’s cool!<\/p>\n

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The three kids had a great time playing together. It was nice to have built-in playmates!<\/p>\n

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More playing on the beach…<\/p>\n

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And a sweet little “fussy fit”<\/p>\n

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Li-Li helped the kids throw bread for the seagulls (Tal and CB kept most of the bread for themselves!)<\/p>\n

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Rob, Julie, and Luke came to play for the day. Thanks for visiting, Guys! We had a GREAT time with y’all!<\/p>\n

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Sitting alone at a big boy table at Sam’s Corner<\/p>\n

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Collin did some very informal pictures of the kids and my parents on Wednesday evening. Informal and un-posed is the only way to go with Mak these days! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Baby Boy running to the ocean in this one! <\/p>\n

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I LOVE Mom and Clara Beth dancing in the background!<\/p>\n

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Checking out a jellyfish<\/p>\n

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She’s yelling “Da-Dee, Da-Dee, Da-Dee!!!”<\/p>\n

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Aww…sharing<\/p>\n

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And then not…<\/p>\n

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Sweet Family!<\/p>\n

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We were so happy to have Brandon, Jessica, Parson, and Lilah come for Thursday and Friday. I LOVE Parson’s face here!<\/p>\n

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We took Brandon’s boat out on Friday morning. Our boys LOVED it. Our girls DID NOT!<\/p>\n

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Andrew and Erin bought some Kayaks that they used throughout the week. It looked like so much fun! <\/p>\n

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Makgill even got to go out! He was Soooo Relaxed!<\/p>\n

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A big day for Miss CB…She got to turn around in her carseat for the ride home! She kept pointing at the windshield saying “Ooooh, Ooooh!”<\/p>\n

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Mak was EXHAUSTED from the week. He fell asleep by himself in the den while we were upstairs unpacking! This NEVER happens!<\/p>\n

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The LONG slideshow of a week too short!<\/p>\n