Friday, June 7, 2013

The Gillups Beach Retreat {Part 3}

Sunday was another great beach/pool day.  We were all sad to pack up Monday morning and head home.  Until next year… 

the three stooges

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the wagon made getting the little ones to the beach much easier

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Anything he could find he used as a bat and/or a golf club!

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Loved my drink holder from my sweet nanny, Katie! 

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IMG_8936  Mac and Jack P went fishing with their daddies and of course all they sent me was one picture :(  Apparently they didn’t even get a tug on the line so there wasn’t much to photograph! 

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Sometimes the parents need to nap, accidentally put dish soap in the dish washer and work on their blogs :) 

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Everyone on the trip had a navy hat (boys) or white visor (girls). We finally got a picture with all the kids in their hats on the last day.  IMG_8952 IMG_8954  IMG_8959 IMG_8962 IMG_8971

Monday, June 3, 2013

The The Gillups Beach Retreat {Part 2}

For the past three years, we have taken a babysitter on the trip with us which allows all the parents to go out one night.  We have rotated sitters, so a different family has brought one each year.  As much fun as we have on the beach and at the pool with all the kids, we (and by we I mean the adults and the kids!) look forward to the adults only night out.  This year was no exception.  We walked around Rosemary village, ate dinner at Aqua, and then had dessert at a chocolate bar.  It was a wonderful night out and the food was delicious.  Thanks to our wonderful babysitter, Mallory, and her two perfect helpers – the Gill girls – we never once worried about the kids.  They were all sound asleep when we got home and we all managed to tiptoe to our respective rooms without waking any of them up!

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We obviously thought we were going to prom again as we all lined up for our posed pics.

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Rosemary Village

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Goofing off – if you girls are going to do skinny arm then we will make up our own goofy photo pose!

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Do we look like we are missing you?  Good because we aren’t. And yes Mac has his hat on sideways.  He periodically wore it this way throughout the weekend until I would see him and remind him of how “uncool” he looked.  Backwards – ok; Sideways – not so much.

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