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Tips for Road Trips

June 21, 2012 by Elaine

So, you’ve seen the pictures, and the playing in the sand and surf and the happy smiles by the ocean but you know it took about 8 hours to get to the beach and 9 to get home the next weekend right? Yeah, unfortunately it was raining almost the entire way and there were several…

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Filed Under: summer, traveling, vacation

Our Own Photoshoot

June 20, 2012 by Elaine

The last night we were in Florida it was threatening to storm, which would of course be the same night we had planned to do photos on the beach. Of course. (I know I already said that). About the time we were getting ready it was literally pouring.  And then?  By the time we drove…

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Filed Under: beach, Friends, Kids, Photography, summer, vacation

So, what else did we do?

June 15, 2012 by Elaine

There was some fishing for the dads and oldest boys, although the waters proved to be a little too rough  for everyone’s tummy, except for Tim’s. Ugh. There was some shopping for the ladies (sans kiddos). There was some sightseeing and hanging out as a fam. There were some rides on wave runners and fish…

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Filed Under: beach, Family, Friends, fun stuff, Outings, vacation

At the water

June 14, 2012 by Elaine

On Sunday the water on the Emerald Coast was just as it should be, colored in the beautiful blues and greens that it is notorious for.  I could have lounged in my beach chair for the entire day but some dogone kids wanted lunch and needed to rest, blah, blah, blah. It was nothing short…

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Filed Under: fun stuff, Kids, Photography, summer, vacation

I had to just close my eyes and point at some photos…

June 13, 2012 by Elaine

Seriously, people. I took so many photos on our beach vacation that it’s really hard to choose which ones to post. So these are just from our trip out there and our first evening. I’ll try to be more discerning in posts to come, but it’s gonna be really HARD. Just F to the Y…

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Filed Under: Photography, summer, vacation

The Ocean

June 12, 2012 by Elaine

Anticipation mounted as we drove onto the ferry and rolled down our windows.  I could smell the salty, sticky ocean air and my heart swelled as we crossed the water.  My mind filled with what was to come and a smile slowly spread across my face. The beach cottage we rented smelled musty and as…

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Filed Under: childhood, Memories, the past, traveling, vacation, writing

Vacation, all I ever wanted… & MEM

June 11, 2012 by Elaine

I’m currently still recovering from my vacation hangover. DUDE. It’s like I drank the whole ocean and it was spiked.  With bad rum. But it’s all good because my MOST awesome husband ever let me take a much needed nap today and I still got the laundry done and put away. I have a lot…

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Filed Under: Baby K, beach, summer, vacation

Four Little Men & A Little Lady

June 6, 2012 by Elaine

This photo makes an enourmous smile come to my face.  We are having a blast on vacation. I hope you all are having a wonderful week too.

Filed Under: fun stuff, Kids, summer, vacation, Wordfull Wednesday

You Capture – Summertime

July 14, 2011 by Elaine

To me, summertime means going to special places and doing extra special things. Like hanging out at LegoLand, for instance. The boys and I had a fabulous time with our friends (K hung out with Tim’s mom while we went), even though we had to wait a bit to get in (God bless the genius…

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Filed Under: boys, Friends, Outings, vacation

That’s Alotta Watah!

June 30, 2011 by Elaine

So… we spent some time at the ocean during the last week. It was just as awesome as it looks. I wanna go back.  And stay. p.s. sorry for SO many pics but I just couldn’t resist!  I mean WATER, the same week we went to the beach! SCORE! p.p.s. I coulda posted more… p.p.s.s….

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Filed Under: Family, Photography, vacation, You Capture

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Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 15 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five kids: together, ages 19, 16, 16, 14 and 14 and crazy but lovely dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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