Memorial Week Trip to Florida

Trips to Florida now are such a whirl wind! We try to spend time with everyone and it goes by so fast! We started the first part of the week off in Wakulla.  After getting in at 1 am on Saturday I woke up at 5:30 am to go run 10 miles with my girls.  The rest of the day was spent partying down for Jacob's 8th Birthday. The Cardoza's had it going on with an awesome water slide, great food, and snocones! On Sunday we headed over to St. George Island with my dad for BEACH time,  it was sooo relaxing, I love that place. Zac and Papa spent some time at the hunting camp swimming in the river, shooting guns, and driving big trucks. Monday was lunch with my Mom and Grandma and a little shopping. Before we knew it we were headed to Freeport for fun at the Creek, sand pit time with Grandma, cooking out with the cousins, cupcakes for Gracie, and more BEACH time!

Alabama Sports Festival

For thirty years Alabama has hosted their own mini Olympics, or State Games.  The televised opening ceremonies began on Friday night with all of the athletes marching into the BJCC with fireworks to honor wounded veterans.  The AL Sports Festival Committee had family members of wounded vets present them with a medal, it was so sweet to watch an elderly lady place that medal around her husband's neck only two rows in front of us.  Gracie competed on Saturday and brought home 1st place All  Around, 1st place on bars, 3rd on beam, and 4th on vault and floor.  Her team won 1st place too!