A beach trip to...

Seaside! My parents rented a house in Seaside (about 20 minutes from Destin) during the third week in July. Unfortunately, Dave was busy finishing up one of his school projects, so he couldn't be there with us. I hated this for many reasons...selfishly I missed him and sadly I wished he could have been there to hang with his boys at the beach.

We made the road trip with Pops, Gaga, Chelsea, Jay-Jay, and Hudson..what a crew?! We had great weather everyday and enjoyed taking walks/jogs each morning, heading out to the beach almost every day with the boys (who all did very well there), and walking into the Central Square of Seaside every evening. What an amazing place?! I highly reccommend it.

Thanks to Pops and Gaga for making it possible for us to stay in such a wonderful place and house and for your help with the boys especially at the beach. Thanks to Chels for keeping me sane with the little ones and to Jay-Jay for playing with Drew a lot!


This is the sign on the fence to our house...Villa Whimsey. It was a cute 3 bedroom house with a wrap around porch. We realized quickly that the boys and I would not be able to crash out in the upstairs loft b/c it was open to the family room and kitchen. My parents graciously slept in the twin beds and in the heat for the full week, so their kiddos could be comfortable, and we were.

Hudson and Grady playing in the early morning

Gaga (Drew's beach buddy) & Drew - They logged several hours in this spot working on castles and digging for who knows what.

Chels and Hudson - Our first day on the beach

Hudson and Jay-Jay hanging out in the house

Pops & Grady hanging in the shade

We were lucky enough to see lots of old friends on this trip...

1. Mom and Suzanne and new grandbaby, Stella - Suzanne and her husband, Mike, are some of my parents dearest friends from Destin.

2. Chels, Missy (Suzanne's daugher in law), and Hudson

3. Gracie (Suzanne's other granddaughter) & Drew

**We saw the rest of Suzanne's family too--her son, Bill, and daughter, Jenny, and her husband, Michael, and of course, Mike, but I didn't get great pics of all of them.

4. Gus & Drew - Gus is the son of my friend, Linsey Outlaw. He was Drew's age when I first met him, and now he's such a big boy.

5. Abbigail Heck - My friend Michelle's sweet little girl.

** We were lucky enough to have Beth host all the moms and babies at her house in FWB mfor a playdate...Bef, HECKSTER (She gets all CAPS because I forgot her in the first post...ugh!)Ashleigh, Payton, Anderson Baby #2, Tyson, Jordan, Vivian, Jane, Sawa, Tallent Baby #1, Jeannie, and Thomas. What a fun crew?!

Overall, the trip was so much fun. We ate, ate, and ate...at Pickles, The Pizza Bar, The Great Southern Co, Modica Market, Gelato ice cream, etc...The food was great too. I can't wait to go back, and we lucked out seeing old friends too.

We were also lucky enough to have my friend, Drew Buchanan, take some family photos that I'll post soon.