Thanksgiving at the Beach

This year we spent Thanksgiving at the beach with Clay's mom's side of the family. 23 of us to be exact. We actually had a lot of fun. Anna Maria Island is a beautiful place. I hope to go back one day. Wade loved the beach and still talks about it to this day. Here are some pictures from our week there.

Wade on the airplane...He LOVED the airplane ride. Thank goodness.

"We're at the BEACH!!!!"

Wade on the boogie board. The water was freezing, but he was a trooper and loved it.

Wade found a shovel in the condo the first day we were there, and would not let go.

Wade with his cousins, River and Kai.

Here is Clay's mom and youngest brother Hunter. Hunter was our ring bearer at our wedding, he was so little. Now he is HUGE!! I actually met Clay before Hunter was born.

Wade with his Grampy D. He LOVES his Grampy D, and talks about him all the time.

I really wanted to get a good family photo while there, but this is all we could do. I almost made the better one our Christmas card, but just couldn't bring myself to do it. Next time, I'll plan better, have better outfits on, and our hair done. Still pretty no matter how frumpy we look, haha. (remember, mama is 6 months pregnant here)

The turtle Clay made in the sand. It didn't last long with all the small children running around.

Check out the sunsets there. Gorgeous!

On our way to the Tampa airport we stopped in at the Manatee viewing center in Apollo Beach to visit with some friends. Carin's sister Melanie and her friend Sakina. So good to see them. They live in Pennsylvania and were down visiting Melanie and Carin's parents who live there.