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Monday, August 12, 2013
Destin 2013 - Part 3 of 3
We were packed up and on the road at 6:28 a.m. I think we were the second group to leave. Steve couldn't sleep so his group left at 2 a.m.! We were on the road for about 45 minutes when we decided to stop for breakfast.
We planned to just run through McDonald's drive thru... but it turns out that particular drive thru is more like a parking lot. I think it was a full 20 minutes before we got our food! I thought Grant could handle an open-faced milk... but it slipped out of my hands as I was giving it to him. So our ALREADY FOREVER first stop was delayed another 10 minutes so Grant could change clothes and so Derek could take him potty while I cleaned up the seat.
We took a slightly different route home (through Baton Rouge instead of Shreveport). Most of the drive was 75 mph!!
Abby was healthy again, which should be a good thing... but both Derek and I were wishing for a sick baby. I think of the 12.5 hours in the car, she cried for at least 1.5 hours of it. Derek's black eye and congestion were really getting to him. I think it was the first day where he wasn't drinking before 10 a.m., so the pain from the black eye that he was drinking away all week was finally catching up to him!
I think I drove about 5 of the last 6 hour in the car. The hour I wasn't driving, I was smushed between the two car seats reading books to the kiddos. I also picked another great place to stop and eat. (sarcasm). Chick-fil-a was SO busy!! I'm sure we were there for 20 minutes also.
When we were about 1 hour outside of Dallas, I told Derek to try and find a babysitter. We needed a drink and were both craving some Mexican food, but taking 2 kids that had been sitting all day to a restaurant to sit longer was just not in the cards. Emily came to our rescue!!! It was seriously a brilliant idea and I'm SO glad she was available!!
And for all the torture that driving 12.5 hours with 2 toddlers was, I'm glad we did it. Sunday was spent filling the fridge, washing the sand out of everything, etc. That drive also made us both look forward to going to work on Monday!
We planned to just run through McDonald's drive thru... but it turns out that particular drive thru is more like a parking lot. I think it was a full 20 minutes before we got our food! I thought Grant could handle an open-faced milk... but it slipped out of my hands as I was giving it to him. So our ALREADY FOREVER first stop was delayed another 10 minutes so Grant could change clothes and so Derek could take him potty while I cleaned up the seat.
We took a slightly different route home (through Baton Rouge instead of Shreveport). Most of the drive was 75 mph!!
Abby was healthy again, which should be a good thing... but both Derek and I were wishing for a sick baby. I think of the 12.5 hours in the car, she cried for at least 1.5 hours of it. Derek's black eye and congestion were really getting to him. I think it was the first day where he wasn't drinking before 10 a.m., so the pain from the black eye that he was drinking away all week was finally catching up to him!
I think I drove about 5 of the last 6 hour in the car. The hour I wasn't driving, I was smushed between the two car seats reading books to the kiddos. I also picked another great place to stop and eat. (sarcasm). Chick-fil-a was SO busy!! I'm sure we were there for 20 minutes also.
When we were about 1 hour outside of Dallas, I told Derek to try and find a babysitter. We needed a drink and were both craving some Mexican food, but taking 2 kids that had been sitting all day to a restaurant to sit longer was just not in the cards. Emily came to our rescue!!! It was seriously a brilliant idea and I'm SO glad she was available!!
Destin 2013 - Part 2 of 3
I expected Abby to wake up feeling well on Sunday... but my baby was still sick! Abby stayed indoors most of the day... including during a 5 hour nap. The boys got some good beach time in.
Abby did seem to feel better after dinner:
On Monday Mary and Laura took a walk on the beach and saw a hammerhead shark! He was in very shallow (1 foot) water and a crowd had gathered. This was about 1.5 miles from our house... pretty scary! Derek decided to liven up the party with a hot pink thong. Abby took yet another 5 hour nap because she felt so awful. But she did make it to the beach for the first time in the morning and actually liked it. At night, we watched the finale of the Bachelorette and a group of us went crab hunting. Pics:
Tuesday we went to the Gulfarium. We were the first to leave. Our kids were really too young to enjoy it and their naptime was creeping up on us. Abby was feeling better! We had Cousins' Night Out, which meant the 4 grandparents babysat the 10 kids (all 9 and under). Laura took full advantage. Double fisting with a punch from Pompano Joe's and an O'douls. Since one contains alcohol, it still counts as double-fisting. Derek had a head-on collision with Lynette right before we left though. He had a pretty black eye for the rest of the trip.
On Wednesday, we all got dressed and ready by 9am for some pics on the beach. As it turns out, it's MUCH better to do the pics around sunset because the white sand is blinding! I think we still got some good shots, though. Thanks Lynette!
The day was more of the same - beach in the morning and pool in the afternoon. I think this was the night that Mary and Braden grilled the 30 pound amberjack and snapper that Matthew caught earlier in the week. Yum, yum, yum... it was so good!! The night ended with some wrestling with Uncle Steve followed by some strumming by Steve. The sing-a-long started with hits such as The Itsy Bitsy Spider and If You're Happy and You Know It... but after the kids were in bed, it was on to Ho Hey! And even a Tenacious D song that I won't post on my blog! It was a really good birthday! Pics:
On Thursday, Derek, Doug, Bruce and Braden got up and headed out to the golf course. We stayed at the pool and played games indoors (got a quick shower in the morning, then a big down pour in the afternoon). We got the Wii out and danced our hearts out! We also discovered that the singles we had brought for Left Right Center were stolen from our car (nothing else was taken - just the $37 - although my bro also left a handle of rum out that was snatched up). So I guess everyone was feeling generous because that night, the Hickses cleaned HOUSE in LRC!!
On Friday we headed to the beach for our final trip. The water was pretty choppy and the kids were not feeling it. The canopy was on its last leg (it ended up in the trash before the end of the day). My mom got a pic with her namesakes (both girls have her name as their middle name).
The Hickses and the Mitts were the "night owls" on the last night. I think we were in bed by 10:30 though!
We got to enjoy the whitest sands and the calmest, clearest ocean that I've been to in the continental US. And more importantly, we had a blast playing with our cousins and watching our babies play with theirs. A great vacation. Coming up in Part 3 - the long road home.
Tuesday we went to the Gulfarium. We were the first to leave. Our kids were really too young to enjoy it and their naptime was creeping up on us. Abby was feeling better! We had Cousins' Night Out, which meant the 4 grandparents babysat the 10 kids (all 9 and under). Laura took full advantage. Double fisting with a punch from Pompano Joe's and an O'douls. Since one contains alcohol, it still counts as double-fisting. Derek had a head-on collision with Lynette right before we left though. He had a pretty black eye for the rest of the trip.
On Wednesday, we all got dressed and ready by 9am for some pics on the beach. As it turns out, it's MUCH better to do the pics around sunset because the white sand is blinding! I think we still got some good shots, though. Thanks Lynette!
On Thursday, Derek, Doug, Bruce and Braden got up and headed out to the golf course. We stayed at the pool and played games indoors (got a quick shower in the morning, then a big down pour in the afternoon). We got the Wii out and danced our hearts out! We also discovered that the singles we had brought for Left Right Center were stolen from our car (nothing else was taken - just the $37 - although my bro also left a handle of rum out that was snatched up). So I guess everyone was feeling generous because that night, the Hickses cleaned HOUSE in LRC!!
On Friday we headed to the beach for our final trip. The water was pretty choppy and the kids were not feeling it. The canopy was on its last leg (it ended up in the trash before the end of the day). My mom got a pic with her namesakes (both girls have her name as their middle name).
The Hickses and the Mitts were the "night owls" on the last night. I think we were in bed by 10:30 though!
We got to enjoy the whitest sands and the calmest, clearest ocean that I've been to in the continental US. And more importantly, we had a blast playing with our cousins and watching our babies play with theirs. A great vacation. Coming up in Part 3 - the long road home.
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.
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 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.
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