Fall Break Round Up

October is exceptionally busy for us.  And, before we put a stamp on the month, I didn't want to miss the opportunity to highlight our fall break which was the "perfect" beginning for our month of craziness.  

Our break this year started off on a sad note.  A dear friend of ours passed away suddenly - Grant Cline.  You would be hard pressed to find someone from Bowling Green who didn't know Grant or know someone who knew him.  He will certainly be missed.  Grant's visitation and funeral were that Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.  JC Kirby and Son said there were 100's of people at the visitation, and there were at least that many people at the funeral.  Everyone loved Grant, and we are continuing to pray for and comfort his sweet wife Windy and their son Alex.

After the funeral, we raced home, got the car packed up and headed off to the beach.  The trip went quickly, and we arrived at the condo around 9 that evening.

Awe, this is the place I love!  I totally plan on being a snow bird when I retire and spending a few months out of the year enjoying this gorgeous view.  The water was crystal clear, reminded me of the Caribbean.  The weather couldn't have been more perfect - bright sunshine every single day.  In fact, like usual, I got burnt the first day.  I forgot to put sunscreen on my shoulders and chest and got fried.  I had to sport a shirt for the next couple of days.  The kids got lots of sun on their faces which meant hats for them most of the week.

I got in the ocean every single day - it was my routine.  The water was warm and the waves were fun.  Miles spent lots of time in the waves too.

Loads of fun in the sun!

Our beach was hoppin' with kids.

My 12 year old bathing beauty!

 Every single day was spent on the beach and swimming in the ocean!

Matt and I did some kayaking.

Middle-aged beach babes!

Tween-aged beach babes!

Dinner at Fudpuckers and some alligator feeding.  I have been to Destin a ton and have never eaten at Fudpuckers.  It was awesome!  We loved the food and atmosphere.  Besides Isaac spilling his entire coke from the top floor onto the hostess stand down below, it was a pleasant evening!

#dontsitkidsabovehostessstand #cokeshowersarefun

We did a little shopping at the Destin Commons.  Isaac and Evan did some impromptu modeling at Abercrombie.

The kids had fun playing on the church playground right up the road.  Destin is family friendly!

We even managed to get a family photo - who needs coordinating outfits when we look THIS GOOD?!?  I could write a whole lot more about the trip but the main things we did were eat, shop, sun, play cards, laugh, eat some more, played beach volleyball, hunted for sand dollars, fed alligators, ate some more, relaxed, swam, walked, played and had a blast!

~ DESTIN 2014 ~