What a great vacation! We spent a week in Destin, Florida, with Daniel's brother and cousin and their families and had a blast! We stayed in a condo right on the beach that had its own pool and kiddie pool....which worked out great for us! We would usually spend the morning at the pool, the afternoon at the beach, with a break for nap time and lunch in the middle. The day we arrived (Saturday) it had been raining all morning and the forecast was calling for more rain throughout the week, but it was beautiful all week long! It was like the weather was just waiting for us to get there before it cleared up. The guys all went deep-sea fishing one morning while the mommies took the kiddos to the pool and then the girls all went shopping a few days later while the daddies were on duty. Daniel and I even got to have a 'date night' and went out to dinner while Kenna had dinner with her cousins.
It was definitely a long drive, but Kenna was all ready to go and spent most of the time looking at her books - I love how she propped it up with her foot...
Kenna's first look at the ocean. It did not take her long, at all, to decide that she loved the beach.
She liked just sitting at the edge of the water....
....and waiting for a bigger wave to make its way all the way up to her. (She was definitely high on the beach and not every wave made it that far up).
She even laughed when her daddy tried to bury her legs in the sand. She wasn't exactly crazy about her hat the first day, but she quickly got used to it once she figured out that her mommy was not going to let her go without it - she doesn't have quite enough hair to keep her head from getting sunburned!
Sorry this picture is so blurry - the camera fogged up! We spent a lot of time in the kiddie pool where Kenna walked and walked and splashed and splashed.
The kiddos really like it when their daddies would take them out into the big pool.
More time on the beach....
One afternoon, we took a 2 hour boat trip out into the Gulf of Mexico to look for dolphins. We only saw two different small groups, but both JD and Izzy got to drive the boat. Kenna thought it was really neat to stand on the side and look out into the ocean....she really wanted her daddy to let go and just let her walk!
More time on the beach, enjoying the chairs and umbrellas.
Miss K even decided to claim one of the chairs as her own for a little while.
Kenna enjoyed every aspect of the beach it seems, but her most favorite, by far, was just walking in the sand. She spent HOURS walking up and down along the coastline with either me or Daniel following her. She definitely took a few spills in the hard to walk in sand, but that didn't stop her from cruising along the edge of the water. It is amazing how much better her walking on regular ground has gotten since then...she is almost running now!
The last night there, we all went out to eat at a restaurant on the beach and then took some family pictures. I went ahead and posted my favorite, even though it is sideways....
Miss K had so much fun that she crashed for a little while on the way home. It was hard work keeping up with all of those older kids!
When she wasn't sleeping, she made herself comfortable watching Mickey Mouse, Wiggles, and Backyardigans. I love how she put her blanket on her head in this picture.
We really enjoyed it and can't wait to do it again....now on to laundry and the real world!
6 comments:
Looks like a lot of fun! Glad you had a good trip!
I love the beach, too! Looks like you had a great trip! Maybe she decided she liked the hat afterall and was using the blanket as a replica? Glad you had fun!
Looks like a blast!
What a fabulous trip...glad you guys had such a great week!
I wish we would have been there. It looks like you had a great time!
We had such a good time! JD is still talking about KayKay and the beach! Can't wait to do again!
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