We woke up at 5:00 AM to kitchen clatter. The kids woke up shortly after and we all got around and made our way down stairs. Uncle David was up and at 'em working hard in the kitchen. Breakfast burritos and stick rice bags were being assembled for the trip to the beach. His thumb is so bandaged up it looks like a potato was stuck to the end of his hand. The kids played downstairs and Cade's new love his the rocking horse. He stayed on that thing for about 15 minutes just rocking back and forth. He really, really, really is his father's son! Aunt Nancy broke out the dress up clothes she made for Wylie and Cade so they had to play dress up before we left. Wylie got a Snow White dress and Cade got a Peter Pan outfit. They are really cute and the kids absolutely LOVED them! We call piled back in the car and headed to Travis and Abby's to get the rest of the crew. A quick stop for coffee and we were heading for Santa Rosa Beach by 7:30. Cade had a rough time again, but he finally fell asleep after a quick pit stop. Uncle David rode with us, so he and Jon traded stories back and forth...who talks more???? I'm still not sure, but they kept each other well entertained :-) We have been so blessed with beautiful scenery this whole trip and today was no exception. Once we got to Florida we were able to lay claim to 18 states!
We arrived in Santa Rosa Beach around 12:00 and first went to the wrong house thanks to Garmin. Once we found our correct house, we found that the cleaning crew was still there so we took a walk to the beach to see if there were any tar balls. So far, so good. The beach was dirty due to a lake being drained out and full of algae, but other than that the sand is white and hopefully the water will be inviting tomorrow. By the time we got back to the house it was ready for us. It's big, spacious and bright will yellow and turquoise walls...just my kind of house! It's going to be perfect for our large family with many little feet running around. 2 sets of bunk beds make it a 4 year old's dream and a pool in our back yard makes it like heaven. We went swimming and Wylie and Cade again weren't took sure about the water, but were even more sure of themselves by the time we all got out. Wine for appetizer, taco salad for dinner and sno cones for desert. Kids were all in bed b 8:30, and Jon, Travis, Jaimie, Jeremy and I all stayed up and talked a while before heading to be ourselves. I'm looking forward to being able to unpack again and just enjoy.
Shout out:
-Aunt Nancy for being a closet coffee drinker and giving Jon her coffee card that had a free coffee on it!
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