Woo hoo! We survived another Spring Break...and we had some great company join us on our trip back to Navarre Beach. The 3 of us headed south about 1:00 pm on Friday, March 23. I found us a room at the Days Inn so we could head down a day early. We still checked out on Saturday, but we decided to hang-out at the pool before going to our condo. Here's how the trip went...
Day 1- March 24- Chillin by the Days Inn Pool
- Condo check-in
- Wal-Mart Run
- Amanda & Dylan Arrival
- Grandma and Grandpa Arrival
Day 2
Sunday was our biggest beach day. The sun was out, the skies were blue, and the waves were huge. Leah and I drove to meet Mrs. Jennifer to pick up Kinsley Yeater in Fort Walton. So she joined us both at the beach and at the pool. Dylan also joined us for some wave-jumping. That day, the group also fell in love with the heated pool at the condo, and it was hard to get everyone to go back to the beach after that! That night, we all went out to eat at East River Smokehouse and stuffed our faces with food and cake.
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| Kinsley and Leah |
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| Logan and Dylan |
Day 3- Zoo Day
Monday brought in a bunch of grey clouds, so we decided to make it a zoo day at the Navarre Zoo. But first we tried to visit the world famous Navarre Fishing Pier. However, it was so windy out on the water that we thought a storm would carry us away. That made for a short walk....then, off to the zoo. The kids all had the most fun in the bird house with your budgie sticks, but Amanda proved that even giraffe's are not a fan of salads. Uncle Caleb arrived also that afternoon from Atlanta.
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| Barely Any Wind on the Navarre Fishing Pier |
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| So many cups of lettuce |
After changing some plans around, Amanda, Leah, and Dylan went to get their nails done on Tuesday. The rest of us played lazy for a couple hours before we all attacked the pool again. This time, our friend, the Killer Whale came out to play. Also, I had another empty day fishing, which is still better than being at work. Uncle Caleb joined us that night at our favorite dessert spot- Tommy's Sno Balls...
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| Uncle Caleb Likes All the Flavors |
Day 5- Dolphins and Jet Skis
Wednesday morning we got up early because Amanda set up an awesome day for us. Grandpa, Leah, Logan, Amanda, Dylan, and I all hopped on jet skis and cruised around the water for 2 hours. We basically had the whole bay to ourselves, which allowed for more fun and going 'top speed' on our jet skis. Even more- we saw a Dolphin that got really close to Grandpa and Logan!
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| Grandpa and Logan Found a Friend! |
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| Leah Must be Driving |
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| Amanda and Dylan |
Amanda and Dylan left on Wednesday afternoon, but not before a couple more hours at the pool. We were all super glad they joined us for the trip! The heated pool became the staple of this trip...you kids always ended up there. Plus, you made a lot of friends and created a lot of games...diving, swimming, Marco Polo! you did it all! That night, we all went down the road to Broussards Bayou of Navarre...a little Cajun food on our last night. We all walked out of there weighing 10 lbs extra from all the food.
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| Family Dinner and Broussards |
Before dinner, I was able to bribe you two into a few modeling shots at the beach. The Preds gear was a shameless dad move. A big thanks to everyone who joined us for this vacation. As for you 2- no matter where you go in life, I hope you find time for the occasional family vacation...just some time to get away from "real" life and enjoy somewhere together. And past that, take some time to yourself every once in a while...like sitting on a beach where the only sounds are waves and birds...and just collect your thoughts and think about everything that is good in your life.
I feel very fortunate that we're able go to take great vacations together. I can't wait for the next adventure.
Love,
Dad
3/30/18
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| Navarre Beach Sunrise March 2018 |
