Destin '08!

We had a WONDERFUL time at the beach! Thankfully, the hurricanes didn't ruin our time. Monday poured buckets (Happy Labor Day!) but the rest of the week was perfection. The kids had a great time in the zero entry pool with a waterfall and hot tub, and of course, at the beach! We drove to an area with great waves and deserted beaches, but our resort also had a boat that ferried us to a private beach inlet. Although there weren't fun waves to play in, it was great as the rip current was almost non-existent, and there were tons of crabs, fish etc for the kids to catch and watch. :) We cooked in a few nights, went out to dinner some, the boys played xbox during the kids' naps while Leigh-Ann and I went to the pool to get some sun. We played a lot of cards, watched some of the RNC, and generally had a wonderful time of fun and fellowship!

At the beach the first night after dinner at Pompano Joe's. I had a shrimp and fish dinner--delicious!


We sooo have a water baby in Anna-Kate! She loved the beach!


Family pic


At the pool:




Ryan's first finger food (he LOVED banana puffs! He's really good at it too).


Ryan and his girlfriend, Lydia Crabb, holding hands in their bumbos. :)


Burying Daddy and Anna-Kate:


Adam and Anna-Kate with Giggles the clown. A restaurant near our building had her there doing face painting (or hand painting, in our case) and balloon's for free. This was a HUGE hit with the kids:


Riding the ferry boat to the beach. Anna-Kate thought this was the greatest thing ever!


Leigh-Ann and I at the beach. We were livin' it up in the sun!!


In our shades:


Our last family picture on Saturday before we left (trying to get a little energy out before the 6 hour drive home)


Sweet girl playing with her brother. :)


Could he be any sweeter?


She loves watching fish. :)


That's all for this year. When she woke up this morning she said, "I go to beach Mama." I told her we had to come home and we'll see the beach another time. She said, "Mommy, I miss beach."

Ya, me too.