- Life's a BEACH! -

Sunday, September 29, 2019

- Life's a BEACH! -

The ~~mountains~~ ocean is calling, and WE MUST GO!

We've been "saving the date" and looking forward to this trip for monthssss now after Brian's sister booked all of us a glorious 7-bedroom house on the beach last winter! We have a little sweet spot in our hearts for Destin after visiting there on babymoon #1 and babymoon #2, and I wasn't even a little bit mad to head back for another round of sand and waves and sun. [Edited to add: I just reread the posts from our prior vacations here and #zomg we are most DEFINITELY a couple creatures of habit because holy whoaaaa. Same. Itinerary. To. The. Max. Pedis and carsickness and overembellished-roadtrip-fun, OH MY. Followed by: do other restaurants besides The Back Porch and The Donut Hole even exist? ...We shall never ever know. Just read and re-read and you shall seeeeeeee.]

Alas, same sh*t, different year: pedis for all the girls! Scarlett rocked her first time at the nail salon and only had to have one smudged toe touched up before we bailed.

After HOURS of list-making and packing packing packing some mo', we finally hit the road! Thank youuuu to everyone who responded to my Facebook post requesting activities to keep the kids entertained in the car. We had binders filled with coloring books and activity pages, tons of wrapped toys from the Dollar Tree, borrowed DVD players, glow sticks, and snacks to the max that kept everyone semi-smiling for 11+ hours. Thank you!

^^ In true Flem family fashion, car sickness reared its ugly head yet again for both of the sweet babes. I get a little more experienced in the backseat-puking department each year, and this time we FINALLY came prepared with our sand castle beach buckets loaded with "peel away" Walmart bags... #winning. After a dose of Dramamine for Harper and a few wardrobe changes for Scarlett, we made it to Sweet Home Alabama [where Scarlett was VERY much dissatisfied with the musty 2-star hotel that I scored us on Hotwire -- but only $69!]...

...and thennnn the next day, we made it to FLORIDA! Hello, beach!!!

^^ There was a private pool on the deck of the house that was a huge hit for the kids [and the adults, too!]. Harper was thrilled to see that no one was swimming naked after she thought I had been continuously referring to it as "the privates pool." Oy.

Some screenshots of my camera roll after Harper disappeared with the phone for a couple hours...