Destin, FL- Final Summer Trip

We are FINALLY done traveling for the summer! Our last trip was to Destin for a week. We had such a good time laying on the beach, playing in the pool and in the waves. The kids were really good for the week which makes everything better. We left super early on Saturday morning and arrived in Destin around 3:30. We immediately headed to the beach after unloading the car. We waited patiently for Deidra and her family to arrive. We ended up not even seeing them on Saturday because they got in late and had to make the dreaded Walmart trip. If you've never been to the Walmart in Destin consider yourself lucky. Every Saturday and Sunday during the summer this place is like Black Friday only on the grocery side. I don't think the rest of the store even gets touched (except for the beach section). I see people with 2 carts piled high. It's unreal! After we made our trip Wade & Rachel came over for dinner and to hang out at our condo. After dinner we went on our first of many crab hunting trips.

Everyday after that (except the day it rained all day!) we hit up the beach early, went in for lunch, spent a few hours at the pool, went back to the beach, then came in for dinner. We went to eat a couple of nights. One night we went to Baytowne Wharf. I was so excited to go back (this time without the kids thanks to the Barak's). Unfortunately we chose a terrible restaurant- The Village Door at Baytowne Wharf. The wharf area is awesome and there are other restaurants you could go to, just highly recommend you never try that one. Thursday, Nathan and all the men went deep sea fishing for Amberjack fish. They had a fun time and we ate lots of Amberjack that night. I don't have any pictures of that. The only picture taken was on someone's phone.

All in all it was a nice relaxing time. We had fun hanging at the beach with the Barak group and hanging in the evening with Deidra and Brian or Wade and Rachel. I'm so glad to be home and can't wait for school to start!!! Only 2.5 more weeks. I think I can, I think I can.




We took lots of underwater shots.


Alexis can swim now. We teach them early around here!



The Mannion Family



Building sand castles

I love him

Her attempt at snorkeling.

Family water photo. We took family pictures on the beach. I'll link to them once Deidra puts them on her blog.

Nathan was the king of building sand castles

Alexis doing the hotdog dance on the boogie board. This was hysterical.

Nathan and Cole having fun in the water.

Crabbin'

Wade & Rachel

Every night during our MS/GA trip Nathan and I split up and slept with a kid. We are so done with that. Neither of us slept because they kick ALOT!!! We prepared them before we got to FL that we would not be sleeping with them and they would be sleeping together. They did AWESOME!

There was a candy shop/yogurt shop next to the condo. We went several times.

Alexis had to wear her high heels

Me and the honey

Anna & Cole loved seeing the boats at the wharf

On our way out we stopped by the Air Force Armament Museum. There were tons of planes and helicopters. Cole was overwhelmed with them all. He loved it and only wished that you could get in them.