Destin 2013 - Part 1 of 3

On August 1, we headed out on a "long car ride". Before we picked up the kids, we got the dreaded call from daycare. Abby had a 102 degree fever. Poor girl! But as it turns out, a tired, sick, sleeping infant is pretty easy to travel with. :)

Our first night, we got as far as Ruston, LA (Between Shreveport & Monroe). The next day, we planned our first stop for Duck Commander in West Monroe. After seeing the line outside and smelling the sewer-smell throughout the town, we decided not to stop.

We continued on. We took our time going through the battle grounds in Vicksburg. The kids ran around a lot. We had lunch at Walnut Hills (excellent southern food in Vicksburg - go for the blackened catfish).

We got to our Friday night destination (Mobile, AL) at about 5:30 p.m. and had dinner at Wintzell's with my parents. By the time we were done with dinner, my siblings were both arriving in town... and our crew was VERY ready to hit the hay. So we did.

Saturday we visited the U.S.S. Alabama before heading into Florida. Grant's favorite part was probably the airplanes out front. Abby preferred to stay in the air conditioned areas - poor girl was still sick!

We got to our house in Destin at about 2:30. The cleaning crew was just finishing up, so even though "check in" wasn't until 4pm, we were able to get in and get settled. The house was PIMP. No other word will do. My family stayed on the second floor. There was a single fold out in a closet, which was perfect for Grant. Abby was in a pack & play in either our bathroom or the laundry room.

Our first day was spent getting settled, getting the kitchen stocked, and getting some pool time in. After the kids were in bed, we played in the game room and enjoyed some adult beverages.... ok. You caught me. The adult beverages were opened within 10 minutes of our arrival - we didn't wait for the kids to crash!!!

I really enjoyed taking our time getting there. It was sort of mini-vacation before the real vacation. Next up - a full week at the beach. Spoiler alert: it involves a black eye, a shark, a birthday, Laura double-fisting, and a hot pink Men's thong.