We had the best time on our beach trip!!! Two years ago we went with our good friends, the Shipps, and decided to repeat the trip +1 this year. Sweet little Levi turned one just before we went. The kids and adults all had so much fun being together. We spent a whole lot of time on the beach every day with some pool time thrown in for good measure:) My sister came over for a few days to join in the fun and gave us a much needed dinner away from the kiddos. We had some dinners in and some out. We had the best weather all week long--a little cloudy some afternoons, but never rain. We were a little worried about the oil spill making its way towards us, but we had clearer water than we have had in all the years we have been going to Destin.
I think we will repeat the trip again in a couple more years:)
I think we will repeat the trip again in a couple more years:)
The kids all had so much more fun on the beach this time
Christian wanted to be buried in the sand
Levi took his morning nap on the beach every day
Me and my sweet boy
Baylor and Lila
Baylor ended up needing a hat to shield that pretty face from all the sun
Christian was brave enough to try a boogie board for the first time...he had so much fun riding the waves. He didn't even mind when he wiped out
Levi getting ready for some serious sand time
a lot of popsicles were eaten
Mim had several dance parties with the girls:) The Shipp girls love Taylor Swift (Ruby can be heard bursting into song at all sorts of times during the day) and Baylor loves Party in the USA
Pool time was a hit too...the kids and adults all had fun playing around and cooling off
CANNON BALL
"surfing" on Mim
Mim and "her kids"
Levi LOVED his car float
Christian practicing his swimming
The kids had this awesome bedroom where they could all sleep together. They did well...for the most part. We had a couple nights we had to go back in to get everyone settled, but once they were asleep they slept hard til morning.
She doesn't look too sleepy does she?
Wednesday evening the girls helped make chocolate pudding
and Christian ate :)
look at those beautiful blue eyes!!! We love Mim soooo much
Thursday evening we went to a pizza place in Destin Commons. Very yummy and gave the kids the energy they needed for all the playing they would do later.
Right now he's thinking "I wish I could go"
A ride on the train is a must
All Aboard and ready to go
Watching the kids play
Levi had so much fun...finally something he could walk, crawl and run around
What cuties:)
Playing in the fountains is always fun
Friday we took our kids to Test Track to have a little family fun. We did go carts, games, rides and bumper boats/cars. The kids had fun and so did we:)
Look at these faces-such concentration
Me and Baylor ready to take on the boys in Bumper cars...she thought it was so funny every time we ran into each other
The kids enjoyed their plain ride
I have a picture of him riding this on every trip....sadly he will be too tall next time:(
Bumper boats were a must on this hot hot day
a little time in the Batmobile
We found the cookies w/ edible markers again. The kids did these when we went 2 years ago, so it was fun to have again
We were sad to leave but had the best week with our friends
