We are back from our bi-annual White family girls trip! My mom was in charge this year, which means she picked the destination and did all the planning. She couldn't have done any better- every detail was perfect! We went to Amelia Island this year- a place that no one had ever been before. We stayed in a beautiful resort there and had a blast! Here are my top ten favorite memories of the trip:
#1 The relaxing and smooth flights-sounds a little ridiculous, but every other time I've flown in the last few years it's been with a crazy baby/toddler Chase and usually by myself with Chase, which means it was very stressful. It was so nice to hand the reigns over to someone else and just enjoy chatting and sipping ginger ale.
#2 Our crazy adventure trying to find Townies Pizza where we ordered takeout the first night.
Kate and I were laughing so hard in the backseat when Heidi had to call Townies for the third time to get more instructions:
"Hi! Is this Patrick? Oh hi Patrick! This is Heidi again!
So we are still lost. We are kind of by a health food store?
Did we already talk about the health food store?...."
Finally we found it, and got to play connect 4 while we waited for the pizzas to be ready.
#3 Team cheers (or "paws in") that Heidi had us do daily I think this cheer was "best hotel ever" upon getting to our villa and loving how big and nice it was.
#4 Hanging out at our resort with my beautiful cousins! We had pretty big villas so the first two nights we all stayed in a had dinner together there, which was awesome! And Saturday morning we walked around the resort, checked out the little shops and farmers market and just enjoyed a little sunshine! Plus I love my cousins and anything I do with them is always fun.
#5 Mini Golf Tournament. Since it wasn't quite warm enough for the pool and beach (although the little girls were brave enough to swim) we challenged everyone to a mini golf tournament right there at the resort. We drew names out of a bag and split up into teams of 4 (or 3 in Kate's team's case). Somehow I didn't get a pick of my mom with her team. I think my team finished 3rd (of 5). Heidi's team finished last and got the loser award of packets of spam.
#6 The beach. Even though we didn't go in the ocean, on Sunday after church we walked along the beach and sat and enjoyed the sights and smell of the ocean.
#7 A chance to be with all these amazing women that I love so much! We have such a great time when we are all together! We live all over the country now so sometimes we hardly see each other between trips, but these trips have kept us all close over the years.
#8 Getting to catch up with my best cousin-friend Kelly! We've been close since birth and I love her a lot. (She's holding up her prize from winning at mini-golf, girl scout cookies!)
#9 Just getting to spend time with my mom and sisters. I love them all dearly! My mom makes it possible for us to always go by graciously paying for the whole trip. And she's just amazing to be around. Heidi made us all laugh pretty much the whole trip. And we were so happy to have Katie with us this year! I'm glad we got this amazing new sister! Plus we were all pretty thrilled to have the newest Smith girl with us this year- my little niece who is still in Kate's belly! I can't wait until June!
#10- Matching Sweatshirts.
LOVE all these pictures! You have so many great women in your extended family, what a blessing to spend time with them.
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