Wednesday morning we left around 9. We drove all the way until Alabama. There we stopped at the rest stop to have a potty break and also stretch our legs. The kids did great. They both stayed awake..Colby watched a movie and Lindsay talked, ate snacks, and played. After that stop we drove all the way into FL past Pensacola to our usual Ruby Tuesdays. It was a later lunch then are used to but the kids hung in there great. Once we left there we were on our way to the condo! Thankfully Lindsay finally fell asleep between there and the condo but it only gave her about a 30 minute nap. We knew though she wouldn't sleep anymore that day. We also planned not to make Colby nap on this trip...I guess that's the perk of now being almost 5! So we got to our condo unloaded and got settled in and decided to take the kids down to the beach. We wanted to try the beach first. Lindsay was not sure of it at all. Colby seemed to enjoy himself though. This was the first year he wasn't really picky about the sand or scared of the water! We didn't stay out long so we went to the pool next. Lindsay did ok in the pool but she was tired/cranky and a little unsure. So we didn't stay there long either. We went to the condo cleaned up and went to hang out in my parent's condo. We ate dinner around 6ish..both kids were starving and tired so we quickly retreated back to our condo after dinner. Luckily it didn't take either of them long to fall asleep! I am so thankful they sleep so well away from home. They also do really well sharing a room on trips! We will see next year when they have to even share a bed ;)!
Thursday we woke up around 7:15. I was so glad this year the kids slept in a little. Last year they were up each day around 6 which made vacation hard. We got the kids up fixed their milk and went over to my parent's condo. My mom cooks big breakfasts the 2 days we are on the beach which is so awesome! After eating we took the kids to get their swimsuits on and we headed back to the beach! Colby loved the beach this year but Lindsay really wasn't fond of it. All she wanted to do was to be held or sit on the chairs. I brought her to the pool and she ended up liking that much better which is also how Colby was at this age! She was a little clingy in the pool which he was too but I'm hoping after swim lessons she will warm up and get braver! I enjoyed my pool time with her. I still don't feel like I got to spend as much time with Colby but atleast I got to see him more then last year! He had a blast playing on the beach with Aunt Lizzie and daddy! I brought Lindsay up around 10:30 b/c I could tell she was getting sleepy. We got her dressed and fixed her lunch. I was able to hang out with my mom while she ate which was nice. Around 11:30 the boys came up and we all enjoyed lunch before going to our condo for naps. We didn't make Colby rest this year...we let him hang out with my parent's during that time. Lindsay slept for 3 hours which was SO nice! It gave me time to nap plus time to shower and get ready for dinner that night. Once she woke up we all got dressed and went out at 5 for an early dinner. We went to the Back Porch like last year. The food was great and the kids did great! Lindsay was very fussy during the day but was so good out that night! We guessed maybe she just needed a night out!? After dinner we took them to the outdoor mall. Colby and Lindsay rode the train and played on the playground! Both of them had a blast! It was so neat getting to see them both play! We ended the evening with icecream and coffee! We put the kids to bed after getting in which was later then their normal bedtime and Lindsay was keyed up! Colby conked out and she was still up an hour later talking! Anyway once again they both slept all night! Austin and I enjoyed the peace at night and watching movies while they slept! It was a nice ending to a busy day!
Friday went pretty much the same way as Thursday. I hardly went to the beach at all...Lindsay was fed up after like 5 minutes so she and I spent over an hour in the pool but she LOVED IT! She was definitely in a better mood Thursday too! After lunch we took naps again. Her nap wasn't quite as long and Colby still didn't nap. We let him watch a movie during naptime then he and Austin took a walk on the beach. That afternoon we all got ready and took him out. We did this last year too. We wanted to spend a little bonding time with just him since we don't get that often. He wanted to play "golf" aka putt-putt. We figured it would be fun to take him out. I guess in a couple years Lindsay will be old enough for all this fun too! He has wanted to play putt-putt ever since our cruise! He loved it on the cruise boat. Well he was excited...but quickly played out...by hole 9 he was DONE! I think Austin realized golf isn't anywhere in his future just yet! He decided he wanted to do the rides! We bought him a few tickets. He did the go-carts first! I couldn't believe how well he drove! This was his first time "driving" anything other then Shelbi and Maggie's 4-wheelers and he did awesome! He never even hit the wall! He was adorable! I knew he was a born driver! He rode 3 more kiddie rides. We left there and went to eat at Five Guys. He enjoyed his burger and it was nice just chatting with him! He's grown up so much lately! Afterwards we took him to the souvenir shop and ofcourse he chose a puppy! I think it was a great way to end the vacation! We got home just in time to see Lindsay before bed. Once again they went to bed and slept great! Gotta love how sand, sun, and water wears children out!
We got up pretty early Saturday to head back. It always seems a little crazy trying to pack, clean up, get dressed, eat breakfast, load a car with 2 young kids running around but we did it! We were in the van after 9 headed home. The kids did great on the way home. Lindsay slept pretty much the entire first half which was nice! We stopped at our usual Panera Bread for lunch. My parents had some excitement with their car and had to take it to get worked on in the process. We came on home after lunch. We were home by 3. It was a wonderful trip! Many memories made! I really enjoyed seeing Colby have so much fun! He came back a tan, blonde haired little boy! It was fun seeing Lindsay experience everything for the first time! I look forward to next year having a 5 and 2 year old! AH how time flies!
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