After a fun day in New Orleans we made our way to Destin. We actually stay at a place outisde of Destin near Panama City called Seacrest Beach. It's about 6 miles from Seaside.
What a great week we had. We shared a house with my parents and right next door was my sister Allison's family. It was so precious to have a whole week with family of uninterrupted bliss! No work, no activities. Just hangin' with the family. The only thing missing was Kristie. She and Kurt had their 25 year class reunions that week and couldn't make it work.
The girls absolutely loved the ocean. Usually on these trips we have to split our time between the beach and the ocean. Not this time. They preferred the ocean. It was great.
This year we let Hannah and Jack rent bicycles for the week. The neighborhood is like Wisteria Lane and there are tons of kids everywhere. Next to us is Rosemary Beach and they have a whole "town" set-up. At first, Jack and Hannah didn't know what to do with their newfound freedom. When we were kids we could hop on our bike and be gone all day. In this day and age, sadly we can' let our kids do this. Jack and Hannah were at a loss for what to do. But, it didn't take long for them to figure it out. They loved having those bikes!
Ellie Grace loved the proximity of her cousins. She told me she wished we could always have "connecting houses". Me too, Ellie Grace. Me too!
2 comments:
Isn't summertime sweet? Glad you had a great vacation!!!
Oh I am so envious! I have always wanted to visit the south, and to see New Orleans would be so neat filled with such history, good food, and of course sadness too. Glad you were able to take full advantage of all the city had to offer and to appreciate what the hurricane survivors experienced as well.
(P.S. Your pool story had me laughing; although I am sorry it happened to you!!! :-)
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