Labor Day trip in Destin

Okay Okay, I am a little blog happy tonight. I am making up for the days that I haven't posted anything. This one is way past due. However, my mommy keeps asking me to post pics from our mini vacation in Destin. By the way we had a great time. TOOKK loves the sand and pool but hates the ocean water. There was this great family area called the village with shops restaurants and courtyards and playgrounds and live music. Umm I used "and" way too many times in the previous sentence, Oh well it happens. Carmen did okay on the 5hr car ride. She screamed the last hour it was pretty miserable. We tried everything to console her. We even stopped at a Walgreens to buy a random new toy. No such luck. Oh a she was like a zombie and didn't want to sleep. I t was a totally war but by the last night she was tired enough to not fight us.

Posing at a restaurant in the Village. They had yummy milkshakes!

Sand Destin: I am trying to get Carmen to like the ocean!! Somewhat successful, until a wave splashes in her face.

This was a super cool playground that had shredded rubber tires a the floor.

Carmen loved the sand!! She even tried to eat it. Bleck, phttt..

I love love love this picture. My 2 fav people. Angel dug in the sand until he found water. It was about a foot deep. We were pretty close to the shore. Carmen liked this little water pit. It had about 3in of water in it without the waves. You cant see it too well in this pic. But you can see 2 cute smiles. Yai!!!!!!!!

Snack time... mmm string cheese

Hanging out in the pool at the hotel.

What a fun pic of me and TOOKK!! :D

Biggest chair ever!!

Uh Oh... Carmens about to get eaten by a super buff alligator...

Who says that you cant have more than 1 favorite picture? I love this one... Carmen is kissing Papa at Cheeseburger and Paradise. I must add that this place has the best spinach and artichoke dip ever, ever! So good... It has crabmeat mixed in it.

Carmen passed out from a long day at the beach.

Mega Blocks

The whole point of building a tower is to knock it over, right? Well at least Carmen thinks so. She loves stacking blocks just to knock them down. This is a great activity for Angel and Carmen to spend quality time together. I love watching them play with blocks together!! Look how cute!

Who loves sweet tea? I do, I do!!

If you don't know already sweet tea is the drink of choice here in the south. At least by me anyway. I discovered that Carmen loves it too! I gave her her first sip of sweet tea a few months ago. It is a special treat that she will rarely get like when I go out to eat and order sweet tea to drink. So 2 days ago I went to have lunch with a friend. Well I gave Carmen her own sippy of sweet tea. She was in heaven ;). No flaming people at least it wasn't a coke. If you know me in real life you know how picky I am about what I let Carmen consume. I felt like spoiling her that day. I had to get that off my chest I let TOOKK have her own sweet tea!! ( *sigh* I feel better already!)

Carmen says cheese...

...not literally, but she does smile for the camera now. I no longer have to try and make her laugh each time a snap a picture. I tell her say cheese and she gives me a squinty eyed cheesy smile face!! How cool is that carmen now says cheese!!