Grandma got here just in time to celebrate her birthday. Here are some pictures from the party:

I wonder what Lauren is thinking about:

Jen made this cake herself (at least, that what she says):

Lauren wants to show off her new bug:

The kids’ favorite pet (the one that doesn’t live with us) was away for a week, but he’s finally back. Here is poor Princess getting a bow in his fur. I’m sure he wishes he was still gone.

We had a pretty good show for our last night. Besides the fireworks, we also got to see an incredible rainbow draping over our building:

Also be sure to look at Image Gallery 48 to see what happened in our trip to the Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin earlier today.

We’ve been doing lots of stuff on the beach. Here are a few more pictures:

Swimming at night (Beth’s favorite):

The Pirate Ship (Lauren’s Favorite):

Posing in nice clothes (Nobody’s Favorite):

We went to Destin, FL for a family vacation. None of the kids had ever seen the beach before, and were they ever excited when they did.

There are more beach pictures in Image Gallery 47.