Destin, Florida

This past week we headed to Destin, Florida with some friends. It was a much needed trip and I must say all nine kids were pretty much in Heaven the entire seven days. We lived on the beach, the dad's went golfing, the girls went shopping, we went bowling, to an amusement park, three movies, ran on the beach, and played cards after the kids went to bed until the wee hours in the morning.

The kids...

The Robinson's

The Taggart's

The Walker's

Our Kids...

Jace-6 years old

Kai-3 years old

Scarlet-6 months old

The Beach House...

The boys slept in these bunks...

The really long skinny lap pool we rinsed off in after leaving the sandy beach each day...

Playing games back at the house on a rainy day...

Scarlet with her second "MOM" Chayse...

"Action" shots on the beach and in the water...

Teething??

When I asked the boys what their favorite part of the trip was:

Kai said, "jumping the waves with daddy."

Brandon said, "crashing in the waves."

Jace said, "the pool in the backyard." (go figure...we have all these nice pools at home and his favorite part is the long skinny swimming pool we could barely fit everyone into.)

My favorite part was sitting on the beach and boogie boarding. :)

BROTHERS!!
(Brandon buried their legs in knee deep...they loved it).

"Poses" on the beach and in the water...
"Chillin"...

Sleeping Beauties...

(Scarlet spent at least one nap a day on the beach like this)


Poor little Brooklyn got sick the last couple of days we were there. We were really worried one day on the beach when we couldn't find Sugar anywhere...someone finally noticed her in the stroller. She had crawled up in there without anyone knowing and had fallen asleep.



The "TWO" Crabbers...

These two really got into catching things every time we went to the beach. Nora had people convinced or she at least told them that she was a professional and if they wanted to catch anything they needed to stay with her. They actually caught quite a few things including fish, crabs, a hermit crab, a star fish, and several Jelly Fish (Kim thought if she buried each jelly fish she caught she might prevent us from getting stung...I think her plan worked the last night we were there but, up until then Cubby, Niko, and Jace were stung.)


The fascinating Hermit Crab Kim caught...



(Sooo Gross....those are his actual eyes)


Live Star Fish caught by another "Professional" Crabber (this guy noticed how obsessed Kim and Nora were and handed it over to them).
Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant

Our last day in Destin we spent the morning at a place called, "The Tracks." We had a blast riding the Go-Karts, water boats, and many more rides. :)

I can't believe how excited and happy they are to be on this ride :)

Water Boats...

Jake watching...
This kid sprayed Brandon and Jace the entire time...
Brandon was not about to let him get away with it...
I think B was a little exhausted when it came Kai's turn...

For how hot it was and not being able to go on a single ride...Scarlet continued to smile!!

Kid Go-Karts...

Nothing like a little "brotherly" competition...

Looks like a Taggart...

Tougher Go-Kart Course...

Waiting in the "HOT" sun...

Thanks guys for such a fun time...Destin was awesome!!