The Sandy Beaches of Rosemary Beach

For the past 3 years, we've been lucky enough to go on a trip to Hilton Head with Mark's side of the family every summer. This summer we changed it up a bit and decided on a new location, Rosemary Beach FL. The beaches, with the sugary white sand, were gorgeous, the little town of Rosemary was just beautiful and filled with delicious restaurants and shops. It was love at first sight, and it was easy to continue loving it when we found a donut truck, ama vida coffee, ice-cream & snow cones galore, outdoor movie nights playing Tangled, and our new favorite restaurants Cafe Thirty-A and George's. It was a a wonderful weekend having fun and playing catch up with the family and watching Mary's belly grow daily (It's a girl!)! This Papini family sure can't wait to get back there... (but maybe this time during a cooler, less humid period)

First day on the beach was bliss... We were looking forward to the rest of the week. Unfortunately Emma's eczema flared up and the sand and salty water really stung, so my vision of sand castles, jumping waves and collecting sea shells was short lived. But no worries because my girls are pool girls and we had a terrific time splashing for hours every day at the pool!



The mimi-attack...the first of many water fights!

Aunt Amanda, "Dae-Dae" as Jules named her
Ice-cream at the Sugar Shack... ice-cream and candy heaven. It was a mouthwatering site to see!
Uncle Don, Mark and uncle Jon on their way to the donut truck... which unfortunately only happened once because of the humidity

Finally, the whole Papini Family together


Mimi & Grandpa



Water Balloon Fight!

We found an art class Emma could take one afternoon. She had a fun time drawing sea animals with other kids
Jules couldn't get enough of Daddy blowing on her face. We couldn't get enough of seeing her hair fly back
The final result after the "blowout," the perfect mullet

The trip is also special because we celebrate our August birthdays. We had a chef come in and cook us dinner while we enjoyed our last night together.
Happy Birthday to Grandpa, Jon and me!