At the end of July, my mother-in-law took my sister-in-law, niece, Brooke, Edward, Emily Kate and me to the beach for a couple of days. She usually takes Brooke for a little grandmother/granddaughter trip but I was begging to take a little vacation. She and Brooke were gracious enough to let us tag along!!
We left on a Wednesday and the kids and I made a pit stop in DeFuniak Springs, FL to see my grandparents. They had not met Emily Kate yet so I figured it would be a good way to break up our trip. Edward had a blast running around and stretching after being in the car for 2 hours. My cousin, Amelia, was there and she was able to entertain him! We had a wonderful visit and I was glad my grandmother got to meet Emily Kate who is partially named after her. Katherine was my grandmother's middle name and most of you know that EK is named after both of my grandmother's middle names. Make sense?? After having lunch we headed on to Panama City. Nancy Clay rented a fabulous condo at a place called Splash. This place was AWESOME and definitely geared more towards families. I highly recommend it. It had two pools, a lazy river, a toddler splash pad, and small area complete with water slides, water guns, etc. We unpacked and spent a little time exploring and letting the kids play. That night Nancy Clay took Brooke to dinner and Andrea and I (with 3 kids 2 years old and younger) ventured out to grocery shop.
Thursday we enjoyed all the fun things Splash had to offer. We started the morning with Edward and Brooke feeding the seagulls. I know this is frowned upon, but Edward was so tickled watching them dive and fight over the bread that was thrown from our 18th story balcony!! Edward loved the splash pad and the lazy river. Nancy Clay was so sweet and offered to stay indoors to watch EK while I played with Brooke and Edward. Andrea and I took the kids down to the beach briefly. The water was disgusting. There was not a single drop of oil but the seaweed was awful. It was the nasty green, slimy seaweed. It was so bad that when I showed Edward the seaweed in my bathing suit, he actually gagged! That night we all went to dinner and then went over to Pier Park and walked on the pier. We saw a young man reel in a baby shark. It was so neat and Edward couldn't get enough of it.
Friday morning we packed up and headed home. We had a short but very sweet trip. We really missed daddy. Vacationing with children is exhausting but rewarding. After this trip I gained a new appreciation for all the trips my parents took us on. Below are many of the pictures I took
Edward being silly with Amelia
EK passed out on my grandfather
My grandmother and EK
Brooke enjoying the splash pad
We spent alot of time at the Splash Pad. Edward loved running through the water.
Edward was showing Nana Clay the moon
Nana Clay, Edward and Ally
I was trying to get a pic of the 3 kids but Edward was terrified of falling of the pier. He was in full meltdown mode!
Nana Clay and her 4 grandkids
Brooke and Edward
Feeding the birds
This is just to show how green the water was
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