Vacation Begins

Vacation Time!

 

We've got a couple of days of

driving before we get to our

first real stop.  I love a good road

trip.  I love seeing and exploring

all of the new places in between.

 

We found this giant rooster

at one of our fuel stops.

New Orleans and Lots of Travel

Spending a warm rainy morning in

New Orleans before heading on to Destin.

 

We ate breakfast at the famous

Café Du Monde

Beignets!

The boys had never tried them.

 

Lots of powdered sugar

We came across this soda shop.

They had all kinds of soda.

All Kinds!

 

I found this tea place for

Rylee.  They make and bag

all their own teas and spices

right there in the store.

Rylee loved it.  The spices smelt

sooooo good.  We bought several

that I can not wait to try.

 

I want to go back and spend

a long weekend exploring all

of the shops.  We didn't have near

enough time.  But I am ready to

get to the beach!

On the way out of town we stopped

by this house that was used

in the filming of an American Horror Story

season.  KC loves that show.

 

and more driving.

 

In Mobile, Alabama we stopped and

visited the USS Alabama

memorials.

 

I don't think the boys have ever seen

a ship that big.  I knew Cody would

love all the history.

Finally Florida!

We got the boys settled in

our Destin hotel and we headed

out for a date night.

We had dinner on the beach

at a local seafood place.

Destin Day 1

I get a morning and evening

snap from Cody and Rylee

every day.  It's my favorite!

 

 

We woke up to rain and

when we looked at the

weather this morning this is

what we saw.  Not very promising

for our beach day.

 

Cody was super bummed.

but decided to make the
best of it.

We found a little bridge to

snorkel and hang out under

until it stopped raining.

 

 

I think the boys really liked

snorkeling.

 

 

 

I just loved walking the beach.

Even in the rain.

 

The rain wasn't letting up so we

decided to go swim at the hotel

and wait to see if the rain would stop.

 

The evening was pretty cloudy

but no rain so it was back to the beach.

 

The waves were huge!