Port Aransas

Last Tuesday we loaded up the car and hit the road for Port A!  It was time for the 10th Annual Cox Family Beach Trip!  And we could not have been anymore excited.  The boys and I drove to Victoria, stopped at CFA and ate lunch, and then continued the rest of the way to Port A.  Trent was in Chicago for work, and he joined us on Wednesday evening.

Loaded down and ready to go!  Parker is in there somewhere!

The cousins did lots of gymnastics during the week!

And played lots of games!

A truck full headed to the beach ready for a day of fun!

Snack break!

The cutest little beach bum!  He was happy as could be in his tent!

We played lots of beach games!

Aunt Katie got her baby fix!

Kaki was the sweetest little mama to Parker!

Bennett LOVED the water!  He was not scared at all. 

Love these kiddos!  They had so much fun together!  It's so sweet watching their relationships grow and the special bond they have as cousins!

We swam on Thursday while the guys went fishing.  The pool was right across the street from our house.  Graham and Kaki went swimming 3 times that day!

Had to get a pic in the shark mouth while we were buying souvenirs!

Cuddles with my big boy!

On the way to dinner to eat what the guys caught!  Lots of yummy red fish!

And sad faces when we left dinner and had a dead car battery!

B's sad/mad face!

But we still had time to go swimming again before bed!

Cute matching cousins!

Naps on the beach are the best!

Lots of sand castles were built, mostly by Graham and Kaki!

And Uncle Justin even joined in on the gymnastics!

On the road home with full hearts and so many great memories!

So thankful for my boys!

Thanks Nana and Bop for another wonderful beach trip!  We can't wait until next year!

Breckenridge

Our family vacation this summer was to Breckenridge, Colorado!  We were so excited to be in the mountains and enjoy the beautiful scenery and some cooler weather.

The boys were plenty excited about riding on the airplane!

Party row!

Parker did great!  He ate and slept.  The lady next to me asked if I'd given him Benadryl because he was so calm.  But nope, that's just him!

Arrived in Denver and ready to go!

My dinner view...Parker and the mountains!

Ice cream and a playground after dinner.

Walking back to our condo.  We stayed a block off Main Street, and it was perfect.

Riding the gondola to the top of the mountain on Thursday morning.

Parker napped while the boys played!

Hanging out at the condo that afternoon.

Our only hiccup on our trip was that Bennett got sick from the altitude.  He threw up once, but then an hour later he was back to normal and acting great again, thankfully!

Fishing on Friday morning on Lake Dillon!

It was gorgeous!

Graham mastered his open faced fishing rod, and he even caught some fish!  He LOVED it!

Bennett caught one too!

Sweet Parker was not a fan of his life jacket!

We gave Bennett dramamine that morning, and he napped for an hour on the boat!

That night we rode a chuckwagon to a campground for a BBQ dinner and a cowboy show.

The boys will tell you this was their favorite thing to do!  They are now constantly playing the sheriff and the bad guy from the show!

They loved the warm apple cobbler!

Not a bad view for my morning coffee!

On Saturday morning we made the short drive to Keystone.  It was the cutest little town!  We played more mini golf, played at a playground, had a snack, and explored Main Street.

Trent took Graham hiking during nap time that afternoon.  He wasn't a big fan!

Swimming at our condo pool before dinner.

Dinner at The Canteen that night.  Photo by Graham!

On Saturday morning we drove to Buena Vista to meet up with Trent's grandparents.  It was a good halfway point for us to meet up while they're in Colorado for the summer.

Parker got to swing for the first time!

Snack break with PawPaw.

The McVeys with their 3 great grandsons!

Group pic!

Trent and I had a good laugh at this...The Al-Mart in Alma, Colorado!

That evening we rode the shuttle to another condo that we could go to for their amenities.  The boys loved their kiddie pool, we ate dinner, and then bowled!  It was the perfect last night on vacation!

The new way to bowl!

Monday morning pics in front of our condo building!  We loved staying here! 

We walked into town to get souvenirs, eat a cookie, and play at the playground!

Vacation is exhausting!  Poor thing, we had to wake him up to carry him through security.

Back at the Denver airport

My travel buddy.  Attached to me the whole trip!  He's at such a good age to be able to wear him.

Ring pops for the win!

So many sweet family memories were made!  We can't wait to go back!

And some cute pics of my boys!  How are they so big?!  They are so fun to travel with and experience new things, but traveling with small kids is no joke!  But i wouldn't trade it for the world!

Man, he's too big.  How's he about to be 5?!

And our perfect little traveler!

Home sweet home!