Nothing says "school's out for summer" like our family beach trip. Generally, the minute school is over, my entire family heads down to beach where we merge for a week of mayhem and laughter.
After a long... as you can see LONG... car ride, we final got to Florida! Now it was time for lazy mornings at the beach to afternoon outings. Time to bring the fun wherever we go.
One of my favorite restaurants at Pier Park is Hofbrau Beer Garden. It's where our kids have to endure our crazy antics... and sometimes try to pull some of their own. Or at least the boys pretended like they were studious and the girls proper. Both fleeting...
And because it's the end of May, we got to celebrate my nephew's birthday. Traditionally we will have Japanese food. Kai put his rock climbing skills to work and got a wild hair to climb their entrance sign.
Midweek called for something different. So we took an excursion to Rosemary Beach, where my brother and the girls took a few fun photos between shopping...
But nothing says family vacation like the beach. The quite lull of the ocean. The casual relaxed atmosphere.
We even found time to get away from the kids and spend a few hours together alone on the beach!
On one of the last days of the trip, we took Callie to Destin (& Sandestin) to do a little shopping. On the way we stopped to eat at Tommy Bahamas. I had no idea what to expect, but we were all very surprised and delighted with our meal.
We would definitely come back!
It was not hard to describe our vacation: it's doughnuts and bacon, and early trips to the beach. It's seafood (& chicken), and trips to Publix. It's afternoon naps to evening card games. Reading, resting, and time together.
