Watercolor and Destin

Our first trip to the ocean was so fun!  We went to a beach in watercolor on day one and it was beautiful!  We met our friends there and loved spending the day with them.  And, Abby loves playing with her new friend "A"

Don't let this fool you....Lucy slept for about 30 min total this beach day.....

At the end of the day the girls were exhausted, and fell asleep on the way back to base.

The S family is smart, they bring kites to the beach!

 Little A is adorable!

 Abby loved playing in the sand!

 Lucy and "F" liked hanging out under the tent.

 Such a beautiful family!

Day two we decided to check out a beach in Destin. It is a "private" area of the beach for military families. It was a cloudy day, but SO relaxing.  Steve and I even got to lay out on the blanket while Lucy slept in the stroller and Abby played in the sand.  It was wonderful!

And, We SAVED this little guy.  He was walking across the street and would have been hit by a car if Steve hadn't seen him.  Steve stopped the car, I jumped out, ran back and picked him up.  We showed him to the girls and then put him on the other side of the street where he was heading.  Poor little guy,  he was so scared!

Easter

We LOVE the family that lives upstairs.  I wish we could live in the same city as them.  They are so fun, kids are the same ages as ours, and we get along so well....

Look at this little guy! He is so sweet!  Abby loves "I"

We did an egg hunt with them on Saturday and the kids had a blast!  They were so cute running around finding the eggs.  They even shared them and would find one and put it in the others bucket. It was so sweet.

Sunday morning we went to Christ Community Church.  We go with several SOS families. They have been very welcoming!

The girls wore dresses made by Nanee (Abby's new name for Nana)...I love these dresses and can't wait to pass them down to my girls when they have kids of their own!

Look at this kid!

Biscuits Game!

There is a minor league team here and we got to go see them play.  It was a wonderful baseball game!  There weren't a lot of people there and we got to sit in the grass!  

Abby had a blast throwing her hat off the balcony and running around to get it in the grass.

Lucy loved her first baseball game!

She eats the carrier all the time...it's gross.

Then we went home and practiced walking.  Lucy has figured it out and now prefers to walk rather than crawl!  It's crazy how fast she picked that up!

Destin Weekend

We had so much fun on the last trip to the beach, we decided to go again.  This trip was so fun and we were so glad we rented a condo for the entire weekend.  

The condo complex was great, only a short walk/super fast drive to get to the beach where they had private parking so we never had to worry about loosing our spot.

One of the highlights was walking through the complex to the harbor.  This was Daddy's suggestion and I am so glad we did it!  We were walking along the boardwalk and spotted a turtle and a crab!  Mommy's critter catching came into practice and I laid on the ground, reached in and caught both of them!  I often have a hard time knowing what I "like" to do...One of my all time favorite things is to catch critters.  I mean, I am passionate about it.  I love sticking my hands in the water and coming out with a new little friend!  

Abby loved holding the little turtle.  We let him go so he could go back to his mama.

Lucy enjoyed walking on the golf course.

Another highlight was spending two days on the water.  Oh, that water is so beautiful!  There were huge waves.  In the water you can't do anything but laugh as the water pushes you down!  This is one of my favorite places to people watch.  The smiles on people's faces are incredible and for that split moment in the water they are loving life! It's beautiful!

Lucy is such a cutie!

Abby "helping"

The view from our balcony.

Paradise!