Florida beach vacation

Our family got to take a trip back to our old stomping ground a couple weeks ago, when we stayed at the Sandestin Resort. Barrett attended a medical conference for a few days, and we used that time to make a vacation out of it. It was our first trip to the area to stay for a week as tourists, and it definitely felt different than living there. We got to deal with the nasty traffic on Hwy 98 the whole week, which we usually tried to avoid as permanent residents. However, the resort where we stayed was great and the pool was a lot of fun. On Tuesday evening, Barrett's parents came over and stayed with us for the remainder of the week. It was great to hang out with them, and they were a big help with the kids. We ventured out to the beach to play one morning with Caleb and Isabelle, while grandmamma and granddaddy let Judson sleep up in the room. Judson was more prone to put the sand in his mouth and eyes, so it was easier for all of us if he stayed away from the beach. We spent most of our time at the pool, which included a kiddie pool and a waterfall for the kids to play under.

On Sunday, we enjoyed getting to worship with our friends at our old church. We went out to eat lunch with our pastor and his wife, along with some other friends after the service, and then on Sunday evening got to attend a small group Bible study that our good friends participate in each week. Our kids got to play and catch up with their friends, and so did we. We invited our friends the Wards and the Linns to come out to the resort and swim with us on Monday and Tuesday, and that was a lot of fun. Caleb even got to have a sleepover with his good friend, Johnny, while we were there.

Our friends


One evening we all went out to eat at one of our favorite beachfront restuarants, The Back Porch. We were reminded again that we were there during tourist season when we had to wait and hour and a half to be seated on a Wednesday night!

Eating an appetizer while waiting for a table


During the week we visited some of our favorite spots like The Harborwalk, Destin Commons, and Baytowne Wharf. It was hard to work in everything we wanted to do, and we were somewhat limited by having a toddler and working around nap schedules, etc., but we had a nice time and enjoyed our visit.

Playing in our condo



Playing at Destin Commons

Looking at fish and turtles at Baytowne Wharf

The view from the top floor of our condo


Playing on the beach






Granddaddy and Grandmomma with the kids