Destin, FL 2009

We had so much fun in Destin this year...it was a little more work than the old days before kids, but we know we will miss these days when our little ones are older!

Our favorite seafood restaurant this year was not fancy, but very good. It was Dewey Destin Seafood. If you are ever in the Destin area, it is a great place to eat.
Michael loved the fried pickles at Cheeseburger in Paradise!
Ryan and I had a few date nights while we were away...thanks MeMa and Papa! This is the hole in putt-putt that really did Ryan in (he scored an 8...we were not playing with a stroke limit because HE chose not to :). Just for the record, I still would have won even if we only counted 6.

The boys

Michael working very hard to help his daddy push the chairs and umbrellas down to the beach. He would work up a sweat everyday, but he loved it!

Kaitlyn enjoyed the pool more than sitting on the HOT beach! MeMa stayed inside with her for a lot of the trip

If you enlarge this picture, you will be able to see a shark in the water. We were glad we were able to view it from the balcony instead of from the water!

MeMa and Papa at dinner one evening It was tough getting a good family shot. This one was the best...oh well!

I know his trunks are big, but I got a great deal on them at the end of the season last summer and was determined for him to wear them :O)

Kaitlyn and MeMa...they were best friends on the trip because Michael pretty much just wanted to be with dada and papa. He was not interested in the girls too much!

It rained one day and Michael may have had more fun playing in the rain than on the beach! Now I'm going to have to figure out a new excuse for why we can't go outside when it is raining!
We always enjoy playing Spades on our beach trips. My dad and I came ready to play on the last night. I hate to admit it, but the Slades won the tournament.

We are looking forward to next year already!