Beach Vacation and 5 months old!

We got back Saturday late afternoon from our vacation in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Jack absolutely adored the beach and had a blast swimming in the pool.  His favorite discovery during the week was the sand castles.  He loved exploring them, walking around them and finally of course destroying them :-)  He had fun playing in the surf and scooping sand into his bucket.  We had some really nice days with only one stormy morning.  Peyton wasn't a big fan of the ocean, but had a couple of nice long naps on the beach under the tent my parents brought.  She did enjoy swimming in the pool.  I think the noise from the ocean was just a little scary to her.  Jack and Peyton did great on the trip, Jack fell asleep on the airplane both legs (the second he was asleep before the plane even took off), Peyton also slept on the plane which made the flight enjoyable for both mom and dad.  She wasn't a big fan of the long car ride from New Orleans to Gulf Shores but she persevered. We got to stop and visit with Justin's grandparents, Jack and Peyton's great-grandparents, on the way there.  They absolutely adored Peyton and enjoyed seeing Jack again. This was our first family vacation as a family of four and our first vacation to the beach.  It was nice having my parents and sister there to help with the kids.  Justin and I even got to enjoyed a nice dinner out one evening.  It was a relaxing and enjoyable week for everyone!
     
We have a busy week ahead of us.  Peyton is now 5 months old and is just as cute as she can be.  She rolls over both ways really well and is laughing and babbling more.  She enjoys playing with her toys but her favorite activity is watching Jack!  Jack will be starting school in one week.  He has a few therapy appointments this week and we get to meet his teacher tomorrow for the first time.  Thursday nights is the schools open house so Jack will get to visit his classroom. I am not ready for school to be starting, the summer seems like it just started, but hopefully with August coming to an end soon we will start to see some cooler temperatures.    

Hope everyone enjoys the pictures!