We had so much fun in Destin, FL. We cannot wait to go back! We went to the beach everyday, and soaked up lots of sun. Brinley loved jumping in the waves. Ella Grace, not so much. They scared her to death! The waves were rough due to storms from earlier in the day. Cara on the other hand, would run to the ocean with no care in the world, and me knowing that she was so little and petite, that the waves would crash into her and suck her down with them! So she was a rascal to contain in one area! We went on this trip with the whole family and it was so fun. The parents, sisters, brothers-in-laws, and nephews all caravaned down to the coolest beach on the block...at least for this year anyway. One interesting thing that happened while on vacation: Ella Grace decided to sneak up stairs to Melanie and Byron's room and grab their scissors. Why they had a pair on the trip is still confusing to me...needless to say..Ella Grace got her first haircut, with her own 2 hands. I was wondering where my Ella Bella was, and as she came down to my room these words still run fresh in my mind. " Mommy, you like my haircut? Isn't it pretty?" Thank goodness her hair was in a bun and she didn't cut the length of it..only the sides got the wrath of the scissors and the poor bangs that still have a funky spiky look to them. This is one thing I will never forget...Laughing out loud, or at least trying to..
Sun burnt Ella Grace
Me and my hubby at the Baytowne Village
Cara snacking and Brinley shivering
Poppa and Brinley making a sandcastle
running to the water for the first time!
..I am. What can I say? I have 3 precious pumpkins, as Nana would say. I read a few other blogs, which have then lead me to other blogs. I have found this one that has touched my heart so deeply, that I don't know how I can moan and groan about being worn out by caring for 3 girls that are perfectly healthy. Yes, they do get their yearly ear infections, snotty noses, and croupy coughs, but all in all, I don't have to suffer through knowing that my child could die in a day or two. I don't have to worry that my girls may not be with me in the morning. For one, I do know if ever a thing should happen, God forbid, I know I will see them again. God has graced us so deeply with love and safety, of knowing that we will be meeting again at the beautiful gates of Heaven, and I take security in that alone! As Ella prays, "God is good, God is great!" Thank you God for blessing me with healthy, beautiful girls. They are amazing. I often ask myself, "How did I get so lucky?" I simply reply, "God is Great." 
