We just got back from a week long vacation in Destin, Florida with Jimmy's parents (Sister and Jim) and his sister and her husband (Ginny and Marty and baby Amelia due in Sept.) and we had a great time! We have taken a family trip for the past 5 or 6 years and we usually go just a few hours south of Savannah to either St. Augustine or Amelia Island but this year we decided to venture to the gulf coast and check out their white sand beaches and beautiful clear blue water and we were not disappointed. The ride was a little longer and with an 18-month old it is hard to know how it will go, but little Jimmy was a trooper there and back. Thank God he loves trucks, buses, tractors, etc as it was a constant game of pointing them out along the way. We read lots of books and could not have lived without the DVD player and some Baby Einstein videos.
We rented a great house just a few steps from the beach. We had some rain on Sunday and Monday, but the rest of the week the weather was perfect. I was a little concerned that it would be super crowded for the 4th weekend, but the location of our place was fabulous (walking distance to the grocery and to the outlets!) so we didn't have to battle the traffic much. We just relaxed, shopped, spent time at the beach and hung out and had lots of fun. We also visited the gallery of folk artist Woodie Long in Grayton Beach.
We didn't have to fight the traffic to see the fireworks, we were able to see lots of shows from the beach and our house.
One of our favorite quotes of the week was overheard from the large group sitting next to us on the beach and one of the fathers said to his child..."I ain't giving out no more warnings...I am just going to start tearing up some tail!" Needless to say, we also encountered some interesting people this week.
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