Florida Vacation, Part 1

This is our 4th year that we have enjoyed going to Sandestin, Florida.  We stayed in the same house at 487 Linkside and loved having the house and golfcart to use.  Of course the kids look froward to the bunk bed, and we are thankful for rooms where everyone can spread out and relax together!  We started our journey at 4am on Thursday and between stops for potty and stretching, we arrived in Sandestin around 3pm, just in time to grocery shop and then head to our house.  We quickly unpacked and took the golfcart to the beach for our annual first day walk along beach.  Of course the kids got soaked in their clothes, which is perfectly fine by us as we know how fun the waves are.  After cleaning up, we headed to explore the town of Watercolor, FL.  It was a quaint little town and we enjoyed a Delicious meal at Bud and Alley's overlooking the beach.  The next day, we slept in and then immediately had the beach on the agenda.  We loaded up lunches, snacks, drinks, etc and headed out.  It was quite the adventure with sandcastles, snorkeling, surfing the waves with boogie boards, etc.  Daddy found a sand bar around 5ft deep with THOUSANDS of sanddollars!  He took pics and brought us some back to look at.  They were gorgeous!  After the beach we enjoyed some pool time before heading to one of the kids favorite spots…Baytowne Wharf!  We treated ourselves to a great seafood dinner, found some hidden treehouses on a secret path, enjoyed live music while the kids played on the playground, and then watched the kids try out the Eurobungy jumping.  It was a busy day!  Saturday was a rainy day, but that didn’t stop the fun.  We explored the history and fishing museum with a scavenger hunt, ate at our favorite Irish Pub, fed the gators at Fudpuckers, & played board games. Then, we decided to take the road less traveled to the beach while it was still sprinkling. It paid off as the beach was GORGEOUS and hardly anyone there for the sunset. We finished the day with a swimming and pizza night. Thank you Lord for unseen opportunities and family!