Vacation... Destin, FL

Well, I think I've given up on trying to "catch up" - I think it was February last time I posted! But, here's what we've been up to recently. We just spent a week in Destin, FL with some of our best friends - the Holland and Rhea families. 8 days, 7 kids, 6 adults, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 families, 2 pools, and 1 beach! Whew! We had a great time.

First full-day at the beach - a beautiful day! No oil in sight and nice calm waves that the kids could play in. Maddy wasn't crazy about the water, but enjoyed playing in the sand. The bigger kids loved jumping in the waves. Pictures are of Brett and Brian playing in the sand with the kids and Tasha with Maddy.
The afternoon we tried to go back to the beach, just the Fry Family, we found Tar Balls. Boo! The little black chunks are the tar balls - they are solid and about an inch in diameter. But, you can smush them with your toes or fingers and they have kind of a gummy consistency. And, it's hard to get off of hands and feet and stroller wheels. They did a good job of cleaning up the beach and we were able to spend a little more time there before we left - but we just walked in the water, no swimming.Our private pool in the back yard was so great! The kids had a great time and all the adults enjoyed cooling off, too - the temps were over 90 every day we were there! We also had access to the larger and deeper community pool, which we visited a few times, too. It got really crowded when the beach was in poor condition, though. The mommies had a nice relaxing morning at the community pool without kids... that was fun!