Summer Vacation

We just got back from our annual beach trip to Destin with my family. We had a great time! The weather was beautiful and the water was about the clearest I have ever seen it be. We stayed somewhere new this year, Pelican Beach Resort, and were very pleased. For the past 11 years we have stayed here. We have made lots of great memories at Holiday Surf, however; their beach has gotten pushed back further and further to where there is pretty much no beach left. We decided it was time to find a new place. The condo was plenty roomy for all 8 of the Hall/Zumwalt family :)

Kenadie and Hayden both absolutely LOVED the beach! They played in the sand for hours and loved being taken out in the water where the big waves were, or as Hayden says, the dinosaur waves :) cute. The two of them are the sweetest of cousins and play so well together. It was so fun watching them on the beach. They are quite entertaining. The swimming pool was also a favorite of Kenadie's. I put her floaties on and she just did her own little thing. I must say everyone in the pool was smiling at her as she was so happily saying "I swimming, I swimming". We know she's cute, she just sometimes likes to let everyone else know too :)

A newer beach tradition of ours that I just LOVE... cooking in. We just started doing this last year and why we didn't start it sooner--I don't know? We ate out twice, which I also love, but I sure do like to stay at the beach all day, come in and get a shower, and not have to worry about fixing hair, make-up etc. Not to mention, it sure is easier with small kids to stay in. When they're done eating, they can go play. So it's perfect for everyone :)

Our trip was perfect. Wishing I was still there and already looking forward to next summer :) One more thing I almost forgot, Aaron gets the "Best Daddy of the Year" award!!! He plays non stop with Kenadie. Anything she wants, he'll do. He couldn't love her more, and she's just as crazy about him :) He is also the biggest help to me and NEVER complains. I can truly say in the 13 years we have been together, I have NEVER not even once heard him complain. Thanks Aaron for being so GREAT!!! I love you! Also, thanks to Papa and Kay Kay for a wonderful trip! We had a fantastic time!!!
Picnicing along the way