One of the highlights of our summer was our two week roadtrip we took to Georgia and to the Outer Banks (Georgia pictures coming soon). The whole Valdez clan was able to make it and it was cherished chaos. We stayed on the 4 x 4 area of Corolla. One of the best parts of the week was everyone made a homemade dinner a different night of the week. Scrumptious! There was about to be a knife fight though when we ran out of dessert on one of the last nights. Luckily, a run into town for sweets went out at sun up the next morning. The house we rented had a pool and hot tub which was a real perk.
Everyone brought fun "SWAG" for the week
"Uncle Justin you shouldn't be posing for pictures you should be pushing me!"
One of the several decks on the house
Penny Lane thought this ball was a strange animal and barked at it for 20 minutes on our first day
hanging with PopPops on the deck
The boys were puzzle junkies during the week. This was the first one they finished. It was a "mystery one" and didn't know what the picture would look like. They stayed up till 3 am to finish it.
The girls did beach walks everyday. Penny Lane was my sunrise companion (she was a little bitter because she is not an athlete or a morning person)
beach shell collector
too cool
hanging in the bambino tent with Nanny
The "Butthead" of the family :)
bocci ball
PopPops girls
Getting buried by Daddy
Sunrise
Waterfights!
The Pool area
Foul Ball!
intense water volleyball tournaments all week
fishing time
fishing time with Nanny
Ball overboard!
frisbee time
Mini's second week in a big girl bed. The girls passed the bunk bed test!
Greg giving a one two knockout with his chickens
stealing Aunt Jess' sandals
second 2000 piece crazy puzzle
Mini's hair salon
wild horses in our back yard
they weren't scared by humans - even crazy Eric!
Horses: "What is THAT!?"
cool off time
Nanny teaching the girls to boogie board
relaxation baby
great set up
love me some watermelon
Aunt Jess Pelican Watching
Nanny and PopPops
The guys
Never a dull moment
Our little fam
traveling circus
Uncle Eric the fisherman
He actually did catch a few
Pelicans!
Great Group
sassy
The house we rented
Aunt Jess our future professional photographer
I LOVED Greg's scruffy look!
always photogenic
PopPops
White Chocolate
Greg's girls
Our Dirty Dancing pose- it took us many times to get this!
Ellie pepping up the guys!
"Hiya!"
One of my favorite pics
Never outgrow randomly tackling each other
Riding off into the sunset
Our view from the porch
SandCastle time with Nanny
Love their Aunt Can
Getting revenge on Daddy
Justin and Jess in Duck
The girls
Frisbee!
One of the best vacays we have ever done. Can't wait to do it again!
