Earlier this year, we booked flights to Destin for a family vacation (let me clarify - we booked two weeks BEFORE the oil spill and were questioning what to do AFTER the spill occurred). After quite a while of "up in the air" plans, news of oil-free beaches came and we booked the condo.
Location was perfect, beautiful beaches (with the exception of a little "June weed") and we all enjoyed ourselves. Charlotte was set on building sandcastles every day and Madison became the expert shell hunter (as evidenced by the 8 lbs of shells in my carry-on bag on the flight home).
More beach fun to come!
We went to Destin two years ago (when Charlotte was 18 months and Madison was just shy of 5) and were sold on the white sand and blue water. We were excited to have older kids this time in hopes that it would be a bit smoother vacation (last time we had a round of ear infections, one trip to the on call doctor, etc....).
We left for the airport early Monday morning with two kids full of excitement and energy (see picture below - Charlotte has gotten in the habit of these crazy poses while taking photos).
The flight was uneventful (thankfully) and after we were packed into our rental car, we headed to check into the condo. We opted for a first floor condo this time that had balcony access to the beach. It was much more convenient and was a pretty quick walk to the beach.
Location was perfect, beautiful beaches (with the exception of a little "June weed") and we all enjoyed ourselves. Charlotte was set on building sandcastles every day and Madison became the expert shell hunter (as evidenced by the 8 lbs of shells in my carry-on bag on the flight home).
Knowing Madison is an early riser, we told Shea that she couldn't wake us up until the "first number" on the alarm clock had a 6 on it. Tuesday morning, she peeked in our room at 6:03. She said she had been waiting until she saw the 6 on her and Bug's clock. This was how it was pretty much every morning. For the most part, after breakfast we would head to the beach and "ride the waves", build sandcastles, shell hunt and monitor the flag color (Shea was very observant of the changing flags indicating the water safety). After lunch we would head back to the beach or go to one of the 500 souvenir shops in Destin to scout for the perfect treasure to take home.
More beach fun to come!
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