Monday, August 10, 2009

Beach 09

I took over 500 pictures ... really! I had to randomly choose a few ...
in Seaside after dinner
Caleb
me and the kiddos
Josh
crab hunting at night

loaded down at 4 a.m. ready to go
ice cream before watching the play "The Stone that Sings" in the Seaside amphitheater
our little slice of beach heaven
always gotta have a muscle pic
the most beautiful water with fish nipping at your toes

our "Home Away from Home"
our favorite treat in Seaside ... mmm, wish I had a Frostbite right now
the Taco Bar in Seaside - food was so-so but atmosphere and drinks were a perfect 10
the mamas about to show their boys how to ride a wave
my fam
on our morning bike ride
at the amphitheater in Watercolor watching "Go Dog Go" by Dr. Suess
at the Back Porch in Destin ... the view overlooked the ocean and the food was YUMMY
our bike ride for breakfast at FlipFlops -beignets that make my mouth water just thinking of them (think funnel cakes for breakfast)
a gorgeous sunset on the beach
the Adams - great travel buddies (lots of laughing, staying up late, kids playing, and more)
could not have dreamed of all of these kids getting along so perfectly for a week
Trent and Josh on the last day -worn out
Beach Buddies
more Beach Buddies
and more Beach Buddies
We had the best family vacation ever in Seagrove, Florida with the Adams family. We went to the beach, to plays in the amphitheater at night, to the wooden go-carts in Destin, to some fantastic restaurants, did some shopping, enjoyed some cooking in our place, swimming, played tennis, relaxed on the front porch swing, ate homemade (thanks Chris) ice cream, went crab hunting, went bike riding, did a little jogging (not enough to equalize the food intake), stayed up late talking and laughing, built sand castles (and oohed and awed over the really good ones down the beach), caught many waves on the boogie boards, snorkled and saw fish (very happy that was all we saw), watched firworks, kept our kids up until midnight at an amusement park, woke up with the bright beach sun every morning (yup, 6 a.m.) .... I feel like it cannot be put into words. It was beautiful. It was relaxing. It was fun. I am very thankful and very blessed.
to the beach...

4 comments:

Stacey said...

Love all the pictures, Shan! Jealous!! You all look like you had tons and tons of fun!

Christa Hagler said...

Looks like you all had a great time! Fun Pictures.

pmartin said...

What a great time all of you had at the beach! Love all the pics! Looks like the weather was perfect!

Fun With Five said...

what a fun week we had!!! :) thanks for putting up with us for a whole week! we had a blast and hope to do it again...and again...and again....(you get the picture?!!) love you and your sweet family!!!