We had a perfect day 4 of our vacation!!
It began with a morning trip to the beach, after I insisted! :) I really couldn't stand the thought of spending the
vacation at the pools, even though the little ones would have been perfectly fine having it that way! Sam had to do some work back at the condo, and Brenda stayed home with Abby, so it was just
Chels and me.
The big boys had fun boogie boarding the waves, and Carter, Emma, and Carson dug in the sand.
Ella on the other hand had a boo boo that hurt when it touch salt water, and so she rested in the shade of the
waaaayyyy expensive chairs that we hadn't paid to rent! ;) She was a grouchy girl!! I just hope as she gets older she enjoys beach days much more!
Cade and Colt going out with the boogie boards!!
After the majority was finished enjoying the beach we headed to The Hilton's pool. After only a little while it started to rain, but it wasn't anything that the Hilton's indoor pool/hot tub couldn't fix!!!
Happy as clams in the indoor pool
When Daddy was finished working he brought us Subway sandwiches for lunch, and we headed outside to swim because the storms had passed.
After a bit we decided it was time to head back to get showers before dinner.
Cade and Emmy rode back in the car with Daddy, but El and Carson decided to take the beach route with me!!
I tried to get them to walk next to the coast, but again the boo boo that hurt when it touched salt water came in the way of that! UGH!!
Oh well, we had fun running in the sand.
Silly faces, per their requests!!
Running with boogie boards!
When we got back to the condo it was
bath time with bomb pops!!
While I was getting ready we noticed dolphins surfacing outside the window, so Sam took the kids to see them closer. You can see the 5 of them on the dock in the distance! :)
After everyone was ready it was time for a beach side dinner at Whale's Tail.
It was yummy, and we even got to feed the birds!!
After dinner we headed to the
Destin Outlet Mall for a little back to school shopping. We didn't find anything, but we still had fun!!
My
fashonista wanted this scarf!! :)
After shopping it was time for frozen yogurt at
TCBY! This was one of our favorite places when
Cade was little, but all of the
TCBYs in our area have closed, so we were happy to see one in
Destin!!
Rainbow!!!
After
TCBY we headed to the
souvenir shop where Carson got a shark tooth
necklace, and the girls each got a t-shirt, plus one other small thing. Em got a sand dollar, and El got a dolphin
key chain.
Cade opted for some Blockbuster bucks when we got back home! :)
Day 2 in paradise!! The kids wanted boogie boards, so Sam took them first thing Tuesday (8-9-11) to get them. I got a whole hour and 45 minutes on the beach by myself! It was wonderful! I soaked it up!
Before long my gang was back, prizes in tow! Emma and Carson opted for a mask/snorkel set
while Ella and Cade got boogie boards.
sweet sisters!
We had lots of fun finding (pieces of) shells :)!
Washing the sand off before we spent a little time in the pool.
Em and Car
Ella Cate
For dinner Tuesday night we headed to a fun restaurant called Fudpuckers!
Their main attraction was alligators, and we even had our picture taken with one!
Here are the alligators sunning
Sam snapped some pictures while we were waiting in line to have our picture taken with the alligator.
After our alligator pic, an evening storm came in, but we still managed to get a couple of pictures before we had to take cover!
They had some more fun looking at some alligators in a tank, all the while waiting for our table! This place was definitely the happening Destin spot! We waited for over an hour and 45 minutes!
Daddy and Ella
Mommy and Em
Finally we sat down and enjoyed a yummy dinner! As an added bonus we got balloon animals!
After we finished we headed to Baytown Wharf to watch fireworks. We were running late, so we watched from the sidewalk!
