So we moved into the house 2 Saturdays ago and 3 days later we snuck off to Destin, FL for Paul's birthday with his brother Dave and sister Shirley and her family. Unfortunately for us we just happened to hit the fluke cold weekend. It was so cold and windy we weren't able to spend much time at the beach.
One day for lunch we went to Fudpuckers, not to be confused with Fudruckers. Because at Fudpuckers there are live alligators.
And you can hold a one and take a picture with it. I was so impressed with how calmly my kids are taking this. Lana was the first to volunteer to hold it.
Alligators are pretty boring. Unless they're eating something or someone. These gators weren't eating anything.
So Shirley and Jared decided to camp, like in tents. I, on the other hand, am not a camper. I think it would be okay if I didn't have to take care of small children while doing it because my children do not sleep well in places that are not their beds. And that means I do not sleep well and when I am sleep deprived I am not always the most patient mother in the world. Anyway, we "camped" during the day and went back to our hotel room for the night. That was enough camping for me.
Oh, and did I mention that it was cold and windy? We still had a fun time though.
Unfortunately we only made it to the beach twice. The water was amazingly warm but the wind made it just miserable. Neither one of the kids were enjoying the sand pelting their legs.
Lana was pretty upset she didn't get to play more in the sand.
But she made the most of what time she had.
Here's Tanner not very happy about getting out of the water.
We also stopped at a small amusement park that had kiddie rides and 3 go-kart tracks and a bunch of other stuff. Lana really enjoyed riding in the 2 person go-karts with Paul. Too bad for Tanner he was too small to ride, but he seemed to enjoy the kiddie rides.
It was nice to have a few days away from the moving boxes and clean up I think we all want to go back and try again but on a warmer weekend!
2 comments:
Looks like a lot of fun. . .atleast for the kids. However, I don't know about holding that aligator. I don't think I would want to lose my fingers or hand.
We love Destin!! I am glad you were able to go and have a good time (even if it was cold). We have also been to Fudpuckers. I think when you go to Destin you just have to go there.
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