Destin!!!!

Mira's first beach vacation was quite the success! We all had a great time!

Mira was not too crazy about the sand or the ocean, but thoroughly enjoyed her "tadpole" pool and beach toys. She also enjoyed being held practically around the clock! She had a lot of fun in the swimming pool - spending time in her float and swimming with each of us.

Grandma Sheila joined us on the drive to Pensacola, where we picked up Papanui at the airport, then we all five continued onto Destin where we met up with my brother, Kenny, and his family - Coco, Olivia, & Avi.

Between us all, we rode the waves, soaked up the sun, built sand castles, battled beach tents, drank frozen concoctions, ate great food, raced and bumped kayaks, discovered wild life, laughed, debated, swore at an Applebee's server, shopped, bicycled, savored the scenery, got sand in every crevice, ran on the beach, spotted dolphins in the distance, got a little crispy, boogie boarded, and skim boarded. (Phew!)

There are lots of pics, so I am just going to put a link to our Shutterfly album.

The drive home (we decided we would do it all in one day) was abominable! Mira slept alot, but woke up extremely unhappy about still being in that blasted carseat! We stopped often to give her (and ourselves) a break, so we ended up traveling a full 12 hours! Yuck!!!

Ah...Home, Sweet Home!! Now...the laundry...