We started off on Saturday by going sailing with our neighbors. None of us Heckmans had ever been on this kind of a sailboat before, so we were all very excited about it. It did not disappoint, let me tell ya!
We drove to the causeway by our house and then sailed over to an island that is only accessible by boat. It was amazing! The water was so clear, the beach was soft white sand and the weather was perfect. God was really smiling down on us that day!
Here is a picture of the sailboat:
Here are my two pumpkins in their matching swimsuits. I could just eat em up!
I had to include a picture of this solar oven that our neighbor's son made in school. They actually cooked hot dogs on the beach with it! Pretty amazing!
It was so nice to just kick back and enjoy God's amazing creation.
The island was perfect for shell hunting! Payton found an amazing conch that was fully in-tact (and "nothing was living in it!" he kept saying!) Plus lots of sand dollar pieces!
Great time had by all!
Don't let him fool ya... Parker is not sleeping in this picture even though our neighbor's son was. He rolled around in that tent for an hour and never napped. What a stinker!
On Sunday we headed to Bradenton to visit Brian's family.
His two aunts, two cousins and their 3 kids were in town from IL & WI.
There was lots of time spent at the pool:
How cute are Brian's cousin's kids?!? Precious!
Even the adults enjoyed some poolside relaxation:
Payton had so much fun being "thrown" by Uncle Todd (over and over and over):
Brian's cousin's son is almost 6 and he and Payton hit it off instantly! They were "Best Cousins" as they kept saying.
Can't you just hear Payton laughing???
And fortunately for me, Brian's other cousin's daughter was more than willing to keep an eye on Parker, and he adored her too.
All of us girl's at breakfast Monday morning:
Along with the rest of the family:
It was so wonderful to spend such an important holiday with so many family members. Just reminds me that above all, it's family first! No matter what happens in life, your family will always be there for you. I feel so incredibly blessed to have married into such a warm, loving family.
After our whirlwind trip to Bradenton, we headed back Monday evening just in time to get the kids to bed and ready for school on Tuesday. All in all, fantastic weekend.
Hope you all had a nice Memorial Day too! Don't forget to thank a Veteran this week!
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