Weekend in Virginia Beach

A couple of weeks ago we headed down to Virginia Beach where my sister goes to school. It's about a 4 hour drive. Not terrible. The kids were amazingly good the entire ride home. Praise God! It was a fun relaxing weekend with family. We visited the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, ate a yummy lunch right on the beach (the restaurant had big windows with a great view of the ocean), and played in the sand. So much fun! Here are some pictures from our little trip:

Virginia Aquarium

Ryland's 1st Trip to the Beach

27 Days and Counting

Last night I listened in on a conversation the kids were having with their daddy. It went like this:

Ryland: "that car sad"
Chris: "why is the car sad?"
Emorie: "because it drove away from Texas"

Is that not the saddest thing you ever heard? I've been completely wrapped up in my own feelings that I hadn't thought about Emorie being homesick too. In 27 days we are leaving for a week in Texas. I think we are all very excited, including Ryland who just learned how to say 'Texas'. The countdown has begun!