Sunday Snapshot {Family time at the beach}

After Christmas we went to SC to visit my parents.  It was a sweet time being able to visit with my sister and her family, my parents and grandmother.


Lily was NOT lacking for attention and she loved every minute of it!  


She was Santa's helper delivering all of our gifts.



She was the "sticker queen" putting stickers that my parents gave her on any willing participant! My brother-in-law Jim was among the many who got the sticker treatment.



My dad said he kept the sticker she put on his phone just as a reminder of her :)



She loved playing with her all of her new toys and waking up each morning to "Gaga" who graciously watched her so Michael and I could go running on the beach.







Going to the beach was the highlight of her trip. This girl was MADE for the beach and water. It was freezing the first day we took her out but that didn't stop her.



She loved playing in the sand with her daddy



...until he said it was time to go in to warm up and she was one sad little girl.



The next day was a little warmer so I dressed her up again to try and capture some fun pictures.







My Nana made the trip to SC so that she could be with all of us. It was such gift having her there and Lily just loves her "Ge". 


 She has such a servant heart and love for the Lord. I am thankful to have a grandmother who lifts us up each day in prayer. I know her words are sweet offering to our Savior.



Lily had a ball playing with my beautiful nieces Marlee and Kelly...





The only downside is that I don't get to seem them often enough and they are growing up right before my eyes. It seems like only yesterday they were Lily's age coming to visit me for "amy camp".






My sister Debbie is one of my best friends and I loved the time we had to be together. This summer I gave her a jade bracelet that we bought in China. She has never taken it off because she wants to be able to tell Lily that she has had it on since the day she met her :)



My parents thought of everything and were such gracious hosts.  Thanks to my parents who were more than willing to "babysit"...Michael and I had our first date night out since we came home from China in March!  


I'm thinking more of these are definitely in order :)


Lily's first Christmas with us is one I will never forget.  It is filled with much JOY and memories that I look forward to sharing with her as she gets older.


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