Destin: the final day

On our final day we drove down scenic highway 30 a.  Its an amazing drive down the coast where a lot of the state parks are as well as the most darling coastal towns.  I would love to rent a beach house along here someday! It was a beautiful drive and we stopped off at coastal town (Seaside) for some lunch.  Then we went to one of the state parks, Grayton.

I was telling Brad we live on the wrong side of the Gulf of Mexico!  The sand there is like sugar with a little vanilla.  Absolutely no seaweed or any ocean debris of any kind except for seashells.  The water is a beautiful crystal clear blue and turquoise. If Houston had these kinds of beaches it would be heaven.  We'd be there all summer!

It was a beautiful sunny day, but with a bitter cold wind.  It was still fun to play at the beach, we just didn't get in the water much that day.

This kid has so much personality and spunk.  He cracks me up!

Looking at the seashells

So many cool looking seashells at this beach.  Carson was in heaven!

This kid dropped his dorrito chip in the sand picked it up and ate it.  Gross! I swear he ate a fist full of sand!  

while at the beach someone told us that if Logan was naked he'd be lost in the sand.

In heaven

being on a private beach was so quiet and relaxing.  It was nice to walk along the coast and enjoy the  stillness and the beauty.

showing off another cool seashell

Poor kid we shouldn't have buried him, because we made him jump in the water to get all the sand off, and with that wind he got pretty cold.

It was so sad to leave.  The kids had an absolute blast.  We enjoyed the getaway from it all, to just relax, rejuvenate, to just enjoy each other, and to make some wonderful new memories. Destin we'll be back.

Destin: the perfect day

The weather forecasted that this was going to be another rainy day, and I was sad that 3 out of our 4 days were going to be rainy, BUT it ended up being a beautiful day!  

After a couple hours on the beach I told Brad that it could rain now and I wouldn't be upset because we at least got to enjoy some sun.  

It was gorgeous all day and we spent the entire day just on the beach.  It was perfect.  So theres lots of pictures documenting this great day.  Readers beware.

 the boys made a new friend and had fun chasing the waves with him.

 Logan kept stealing my seat.  He loved the little beach chairs.

 this just melts my heart!

 Playing some ball on the beach

 and of course we had to bury someone.  Carson was a good sport.

 Carson loved looking for seashells the entire trip. That was his favorite.

Being on the beach (on a sunny warm day) was so fun and relaxing, totally rejuvenating.  And don't worry lots of shade and sunscreen were to be had.  No one got sunburned.

That night we took some family pictures on the beach (another post coming soon) and then we thought it would be fun to take the boys out to eat at the restaurant Brad took me to the night he proposed.  It was a Japanese steakhouse where they cook in front of you.  The boys thought it was so cool!  Carson loved when the cook twirled his utensils around and swung them in the air.  And of course they loved onion volcano with the fire.  They even loved the food!  Score!

As Carson put it: THIS WAS THE BEST DAY EVER!

 and I just had to include this one in here.  Logan always sticks out his tongue during selfies.

Destin: the rainy days

We arrived to a cool and rainy Destin.  Apparently the first part of the week was sunny and hot, but of course the day we arrive it rains.  I guess that is to be expected during spring break.  The weather can be so unpredictable.  Its Florida rain though, so it was just a light drizzle all day. The boys didn't mind the rain thought.  They were having a blast just playing in the sand.  We had the whole beach to ourselves.

 Our hotel was right on the beach.  It made it so convenient to go from the room to the beach/and or hot tub.

 The boys got soaked!

 The rain stopped that evening for us to enjoy a beautiful sunset and to enjoy a nice dinner on the patio overlooking the ocean.

The next day was also a rainy one, but we were still at the beach.

 We hopped from the beach to the hot tub to keep warm.

One of the places Brad really wanted to eat at was McGuire's (an Irish pup)  He came here once while selling and wanted to take the boys.  (we tried to go the day before on St. Patricks day, but that was a mistake, so we came back the next day)  It was really good comfort food.  I had shepherds pie and Brad had a rueben sandwich.  They also had this bean soup that they've never raised the price on since 1977 so it was only $ .18! So yummy!

Here's Tanner trying to kiss the moose for good luck.  Can you also see all the dollar bills hanging from the ceiling?

 That evening Brad took the older boys to see the latest cartoon movie, Zootopia.  The boys really liked it.  I stayed with Logan and we walked on the beach for a little bit.  

Even though it was cold and rainy we still loved being at the beach and having a little getaway from home.  Its just fun to spend time together!