We returned home from our first family vacation a few weeks ago, for the four of us and we had a great time. We met two of my dearest friends, their husbands and children in Jackson and spent the night at Yellowstone Park. They had a water play area for the kids, a pool and cabins that you rent on the lake. We all bunked up in one for the night and left out Sunday morning headed to Destin. One of the first of many things to occur on this trip, was a broken air conditioner. We went out for supper and when we returned to the cabin is was 83 degrees and steady getting hotter. We called the park ranger, too funny and he attempted to fix it. Guess what is was not going to be able to be fixed so we loaded up on fans and survived the night! It makes for great memories and it all just becomes humorous.
Yellowstone Park
As we awoke the next morning and got everyone packed up we had the weather channel turned on. Little did we know they had tropical storm after tropical storm headed for Destin! We kept on packing and decided we would tough it out, after all it was just a tropical storm. The drive was not too bad and did not stop very much so we made good time. As soon as we arrived and got the car unloaded it began to rain and I just knew we were in for it. Andrea, Betsy, Madelyn, Lilli, Dan, and Phillip arrived after many stops and we unloaded quickly. The rain stopped so we decided to head out to eat, always sounds like a good idea until you have four hungry screaming children. It really was not that bad but we were all so tired from the drive so we ate quickly.
I love these girls so much!
Out to Eat!
The kids were becoming a little whiny so Andrea gets out her hand puppet. We all just laughed at how much our lives had changed, can't remember our purse but never leave home without the hand puppet.
"Bryant look at the ocean, how do we get there?"
"Looking for me?"
This trip was a little different than the last beach trip, my mom was not with us which is a huge help!! Instead Charles went and he hates the sand and was a bit of a baby about the situation. Needless to say we did not see the beach a lot but enough to do for him. I was able to go down once and just sit and read my book but I could have stayed all day everyday! Lucy Kate did not care for the beach at all this time and Bryant still loved it! He was eating it, chasing the birds and playing will all the toys. Lucy Kate sat in my lap and screamed if the sand got on her hands. Hopefully she will like it next year or I will loose my mind.
We spent time at the pool since Lucy Kate was not loving the beach and Charles would much rather be at the pool than the beach. I see Bryant and I spending a lot of time together on our next vacation while the other two are at the pool.
Strolling on the pier to look at all the big boats. Charles loves to fish but did not get to go this time, maybe next time.
Our attempt at a group picture
