Spring Break Getaway

We're back and refreshed from a fabulous getaway to sunny Florida. Seagrove, Florida was a quaint little beach just a mile away from Seaside & Watercolor. It's been fun over the past two years to explore other places that the Gulf has to offer other than the heart of Destin. Destin has been a long time favorite of our family, so it was nice to be just a hop skip and a jump from all of our favorite restaurants. We were thankful to be on a quieter beach, away from the hub bub of college Spring Breakers. Does that make me sound 30?

We loaded up the car on Friday night in anticipation for a very early morning drive on Saturday. The forcast looked as if Saturday may be our best day to hit the beach, so we didn't want to miss out on the glorious weather. I must say that this road trip was made A LOT easier with Miller's new DVD player. "Wipey Clean" aka Lightening McQueen from the movie Cars entertained Miller for the majority of the trip. Of course, he had to hold his very own model of the "Wipey Clean" car in his hand. With brief intermissions of the Thomas the Train DVD, we were happy parents to know that our boy was entertained without my good ole stand by bag-o-tricks.

We were pleasantly surprised that the cooler mornings turned into 70 degrees & sunny afternoons to enjoy the heated pool and surf. Our little fish kept requesting from the condo's balcony, "Go Swimmin", "Beach!" Miller gave Landon a run for his money up and down the shore. He never stands still. Our social butterfly made sure to walk up and greet different girls, sunbathers, and surfers on the beach. Poor Landon. If Miller wasn't running in the sand, he was exploring the dunes that said, "Keep Off!"

We did enjoy the toddler sized playscape and fenced in grassy area next to the pool so Miller could enjoy playing in the coolness of the morning. We couldn't let go of Miller's hand outside of the fenced area. Our little go- go takes off running in a split second if I don't hang on to him. Another mom at the pool commented, "you've got to watch that one!" I mean, I can barely get my cover up off before he's dragging me into the pool! Can you train an active boy to stand next to you while you're washing off your sandy feet? I sure hope so.

Miller had a big time in the pool dunking his head under water and playing with all of his water toys. He laughed and splashed the whole time. I just love hearing his full out belly giggles. Landon and I enjoyed throwing him back and forth. He even showed off his blowing bubbles under water skills and climbing out of the pool tricks from last summer.


Some favorite trip memories included eating dinner at one of my favorites: The Red Bar, introducing Miller to the adorable town of Seaside...the grassy area in the middle of town had Miller's name all over it. Poppy enjoyed flying Miller's new Elmo kite. I think the men had more fun with that kite than Miller did. We introduced Poppy and Grandmama to Baytowne Wharf, an outdoor shopping and dining area on the bay. At the wharf, we got to see kids participating in a remote controlled boat race. Next year, he'll be old enough to participate. Miller's favorite part was running and swinging on the wharf's playscape and exploring the golf carts. We also enjoyed watching the sunset over the pier.

Goodbye quaint beach. Here's to more fun times next year!