Beach Vacay- Part 3.

As I sit and type this, the cool fall air is bellowing in through my bedroom windows, however, I can’t help but long for the salty hot air that engulfed our family for an entire week back  in July.

The sand, waves, and memories of our first family beach vacation will forever bring tears in my eye.
I hope that a beach vacay will become an annual tradition for Steve and I, along with our three blondies.

Donuts on the beach. 

The girls hopped up in this lifeguard tower for a photo. 
I never noticed Sophie’s cute binocular pose until weeks after we got home.  Seriously adorable. 

Their first time seeing a Sea Turtle nest.

One of my favorite photos from our trip.

Our surfer girl.

 

Our last night in Alabama called for a little impromptu photos session on the beach with mom.

 

ONE….

TWO…

THREE!

Even Gracie’s beloved “Ducky” was able to join us on the beach.

Daddy and his girls.

The girls of Haus of Girls.

One of the few family shots- thanks to a kind beach-walking stranger.

Waving goodbye to the Gulf Coast. See you next summer!

Fired Up Friday.

Hey everyone!
It’s Friday and I’m fired up. 
Fired up because I realize, day after day.  You can’t change people. 
Instead, I try to inspire, motivate and encourage.
But to be honest, there are times where I want to cry.
Cry because some people you cross paths with don’t have similar goals.
But this quote puts things in perspective and I just love it so much:

My new fave and it’s so obvious, isn’t it?

The past few weeks have been super busy but I wanted to check in and share with you what we’ve been up to at Haus of Girls and hear what’s new with you.



I’ve been so happy snuggling with this precious newborn a few days a week as my second cousin  just recently began bringing her sweet baby girl to play at Haus of Girls a few hours during the day.

 

We’ve also been doing a lot of mustache wearing….

 

hospital visiting….

handmade scrunchie wearing and trend starting….

run challenging….

 

bucket creating…

toe painting…

hat stealing…

college softball days reminiscing,

traffic stopping…

nail glamming…

 

heart rate monitoring…

tear shedding…

and life loving.

What is new with you?

Beach Vacay- Part 2

As you saw in Beach Vacay-part 1 we made our first stop in Mississippi.  But after a few days, we packed up and left our dreamy hotel right on the beach and headed for Alabama.

We arrived to our gated community beach house…..

and almost passed out from the beauty that is this blue house.

Gracie couldn’t stop grinning as she hopped from balcony to balcony.

Here is the view from the back of our house for the week.

After un-packing the ‘Burban, we loaded up the bikini clad girls and headed straight to the beach which
was right across the street from our blue house.

The waves were a bit bigger than they were in Mississippi…

so the girls immediately transformed into “surfers.”

 

A few days in, my girls were in love.

Since we were staying just a few miles from Florida, we headed there one day.

And we visited the adorable little Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo another day.

We were able to get so close to all the animals!

A few days we found ourselves right smack in the middle of the storm clouds, however the sun always  seemed to shine down on us.  

Pure joy!