home.

We are home from our Destin vacation- and I am so thankful for that so many reasons, but mostly because I threw out my back mid-way through the trip which was really, really painful and frustrating to miss out on all the fun, but also because we missed Dan so much. The babies were such good sports and made flying alone with 2 kids that young a total breeze, but I will never go on a family vacation again without our entire family in tact. It really just never felt completely right without Dan. 

I'm living primarily on a heating pad at the moment and hope to get some answers and relief at the Doctor tomorrow, but in the meantime, here are some more photos of the first few days of our trip when I was still able to move like a normal person. 

 

beach beauty.

meet "bear"

Last night was a perfect little Jackson night- we escaped the rain by making Teddy Bears at Build-A-Bear followed by ice cream. He LOVED making his teddy bear who he fittingly named "Bear" - he took it very seriously, giving careful attention to picking him out, stuffing him, placing his heart inside, giving him a bath and then picking out his outfit. When we got home I told him he was a very lucky boy and he replied, "that's why I'm so happy!"

dinner party.

I'm not sure which view was more enjoyable last night at dinner: the one from the lanai over the water or the one of these little guys having dinner together. They've eaten together many times, but last night they were acting so "adult" with their little conversations. It was pretty adorable. 

first trip to the ocean.

Jackson, Audrey and I landed in Destin, Florida yesterday afternoon after 2 flights, one layover in Atlanta and many, many "are we at the ocean yet?" pleas from Jackson. (They were both PERFECT travel companions, by the way). So, after mamaw and papaw picked us up from the airport and we checked into our condo, we headed straight to the beach to satisfy my little man and introduce both babies to the ocean for the very first time. Jackson was amazed at the size of the "big water" and even more impressed by the limitless potential of all that sand. The peanut didn't say much (maybe because she doesn't talk), but took a little look around and then sweetly fell asleep on my chest for the rest of our evening on the beach.