What a great vacation! We squeezed Teen Camp into a family vacation and also got a little family reunion!

Saturday dawned bright and early and we headed to Gulf Shores, Al. We were meeting my brother and his wife! We all haven’t been together in many years.

It was a great visit. We spent the day at the beach, then had dinner together then headed back to our hotel.

We got home late and were up early the next morning for church. We headed to the campus church, it was neat to be in the service.

Next stop, Petland! The kids had seen a billboard all week saying we could come in and play with puppies so off we went!

A mini dachshund…my heart wanted this baby so bad!!!

Lots more puppies we played with, then off to hamsters and finding Jack the tortoise!

We swam some more waiting for Staci to arrive to pick up Jack, then we had dinner together and then it was time for goodbyes.

The kids have had such a blast this week with Jack. It was so hard to see him go. We were so thankful for the great time with him!

Family is forever!