Family Vaca.

Last week we spent the week in Destin (Santa Rosa Beach/Grayton Beach area) with my parents, brother, SIL, nephew and two nieces. We had such a good time with them. This is the first time that all of us have been together in about two years! So we cherished the moments of spending time together. We spent sometime at Baytown Warf, shopping at the outlets, shopping at another outdoor mall, swimming at the pool and of course at the beach!

Cory and I broke away from the group some evenings and spent some evenings eating dinner together, getting ice cream and watched the move UP in 3D (Cory LOVED it, I thought it was pretty good but it is a SAD movie!). Also, another very fun treat was that one of my best friends Lindsey at Lindsey Faith Photography was in Destin with some friends and took an evenign of her night to come take pictures of our family on the beach! Also, another one of my best freinds Beka was in town with her husbands family! So Cory and I met up with her and her husband and ate dinner at the Red Bar on Grayton Beach! Very good. Highly recommend it.

We had such a fun time! One of my favorite things about the trip is that I officially have an aunt nickname! My niece Summer who will turn 2 in July has started calling me Juie. My SIL said that it had taken her a little bit to figure out that she was talking about me when she was saying it! I am pretty excited about my new name! It makes it even more special that Summer came up with it on her own. It is also very fitting b/c my brother and I have an Aunt that we still call to this day JuJu; so, I am like the second generation JuJu!! Funny story: Towards the end of the trip Carter, my nephew who is 3, was talking to me and he said, "Summer calls you Juie, that is funny!" He continued by saying, "You are not Cari anymore you are Juie!" Too cute.

Here are some fun pictures from our vacation.

Carter opening up birthday presents

Summer with her new Jellies from Juie!

Serious face.

Silly face.

Playing with the Krispy Kreme hats...

Cory jammin out on the beach

Gigi with Summer and Carter

Papa and Summer -- Beware of Alligators!
Taking our own picture at the pool!
Dave and Summer
Tilly loungin' in the pool
Papa and Summer

The only picture we took together! Eating dinner at Stinky's.

Summer and Juie on the train. She wanted to ride it and then the whole time we were on it she kept saying "No train, no train!"
Gigi and Carter on the bumper boatsUncle Cory and Tilly
Juie with all the nieces and the nephew.

Tomorrow is our 4 year anniversary!