summer found

Like almost every year... the first day of school was bittersweet!

10th & 7th grade

While it's always nice to return to a schedule, it felt like we had just finally gotten into our summer groove.
Days were warm enough to be on the water, so we spent a weekend on a friend's boat, tested the river waters on our kayaks, and floated around at the lake with friends.

Hoping to have a few more lake days before fall sets in!

Hightower family at the beach

And sometimes a plan comes together and we get the perfect opportunity to get away!

So for our H-family vacation this summer we rented a house in Watercolor, Florida and did all the fun beach resort activities:

~ rode bikes or golf cart all through the beach towns and everywhere we went

~ kept cool at the resort pool with lazy river, slides and fountains

~ enjoyed snowcones and all the delicious offerings at the Seaside plaza

~ went paddle boarding in an alligator infested coastal lake (no sightings!) then opted for paddling in the gulf waters instead!

~ spent as much time on the beach as we could... including every night for sunset!

Join the love of family with the love of being at the beach and it was a perfect vacation.