McCormick Beach 2025

It had been 3 years since we took a family beach trip with the McCormicks and it was so nice to get together again! Me, Matt and the girls met Yaya and Capn in Pensacola on the Saturday after school got out and the rest of the family got there Monday. We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach




We did some fishing and crabbing one evening 


The "big kids" went to a nice dinner together one night while the grandkids stayed with yaya and Capn.


Me and Matt took our girls to breakfast and souvenir shopping one morning for some family time


The boys took 4 of the 6 kids on a chartered deep sea fishing trip and they had a great time catching us dinner




And we had an impromptu family photo shoot the last night too


We had to leave a day earlier than everyone else because Kathleen had to get back for her uniform fitting for her first year of competitive cheer and a volleyball game. 








She's only had one cheer class so far but she thinks she's going to love it! 

We were back for the Friday night barrel race so Lillian got to get an extra race in and is loving getting the experience on Little Rock






And that Sunday was Jackson and Brooklyn's dance recital.Brooklyn has been dancing for years, and Jackson was "voluntold" by his Mom to be her friend's daughter's partner for the finale and they have been practicing for months. He wasn't happy about it but he did great and the recital was really fun







This week has been back to reality and me trying to really get back into real estate. I joined a new team and it's going well so far. I don't get the summer break that most teachers are getting, but I'll trade it for the flexible schedule for sure!

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