We're back!

Hello!

We're back from the beach - this picture was taken all the way over on Navarre Beach. We actually spent 10 days in Destin, but this was one of the last days when we decided to revisit the area we stumbled upon earlier in the week. The boys went to some aviation museum and on the way back, they saw a shark museum that looked interesting. We all loaded up one day and took the kids to the shark museum which was okay, but I wouldn't send you there if you weren't already pretty close to it. Anyway, you know the vacation feeling that time stands still and you're able to say yes more, like to your kids? For instance, "Yes, we can go to the beach this morning, even though it is 7 a.m." or "Yes, you can have that popsicle for breakfast!" Okay, so we're driving back from the shark "museum" and we see this long bridge, which looks pretty cool. Cameron and Sarah love bridges and they wanted to drive over it.....so....we said yes. The next thing we know, we're in this strange place that looks very beautiful, but also very desolate. We found a public beach access area, and were astonished at the raw beauty of the shore - most importantly - SHE SHELLS!!!! Well, sea shells for most, but for us they're she shells. Destin isn't known for the shells, and our family loves shells! So we spent as much time as the sun would allow gathering up shells, and vowed to return before we headed home. We did and this picture was the last night of our vacation. We're pretty messy, but who cares? I like it because there aren't buildings and people in the background like last year's family pic. There's more to come on the trip, but in a nut shell? We had a great time, didn't want to come back, life isn't as fun right after vacation, and we can't wait until next year. Sound familiar?