last full day [destin 2012]...

we wanted to get everything we could out of our last day in destin!  we spent a majority of the day at the beach, of course! 

sarah buried the kids [plus brad].

preston loved the water everyday, but especially on the last day!



we went to the back porch for dinner.  it was my favorite place we ate the whole trip. 

the weather was perfect and we got a table right on the water. they had a little playground right on the beach, which was perfect!  we were able to take the kids down there to play while we waited for our dinner.

we headed down to the beach afterwards to get some final [ :( ] photos.

we left early the next morning, and the kids rode with justin and i.  we joked that preston did better than his mom & dad on the 12 hour drive home :)  i'm so glad we finally made this family vacation a reality.  we had the best time!  I'm so glad we were able to share these memories with our favorite emerson's too! 

day 4 [destin 2012]...

we started off day for at the beach again.  it was overcast, but that didn't stop us!

with our vacation coming to an end, sarah and i opted to spend nap time at the beach.  it was SO relaxing!

after nap we all headed went to the beach.  sarah and the kids fed the seagulls, and i got some cute photos.  i couldn't believe they ate right out of sarah's hand!

after our beach day, we got dressed and headed to harborwalk village for dinner and a dolphin boat tour.  this dinner was definitely the worst we had, but seriously one bad meal out of all of them?  i'd say we did pretty good!  we made the best of it!

after dinner we walked around the village before getting on board the southern star!

heading out was a bit rocky [literally] but once we made it out of the port, it was smooth sailing.  we got to see several dolphins, and the kids loved feeding the seagulls from the back of the boat and spotting the dolphins.

the kids also got to drive the boat :)

another day down, and only one more to go before we wrap up our first family vacation!

destin 2012 [ day 2]...

day 2 started out a lot like day 1...at the beach!  no complaints here :) sarah & brad got the kids boogie boards, and sarah and ava took turns on them.  preston loved the water and the sand.  the boys joined us for some swimming an football.

one of my favorite pictures from vacation!

after nap time we got cleaned up and headed to seaside.  oh.my.word.  seaside is the most postcard perfect town i've ever been to.  seriously, so cute! 

we took the kids down to the beach for some photos before dinner.  gorgeous water. gorgeous sand. two gorgeous kiddos.

we had dinner at a pizza/italian place on the water.  it was really good!

we walked around a bit after dinner, and the kids danced and played before getting some ice cream.

then it was time to change in to comfy clothes and go crabbing!  i have to admit, i was a little nervous about having to catch crabs, but we had a great time. 

a great day!