Soaking up the Sun

Audrey & Sloane - Destin, FL - July 2008

On the bay in Destin Harbor.

We just got home from a different style of vacationing than we are typically used to experiencing- - sure, it was the beach, Destin in particular but far more ocean than beach.

Chad's friend (and boss) took us out on his boat several times and I have to say that I loved every minute of it!!!I really couldn't enjoy being on the water more than I do. Definitely more used to doing the boat thing on a lake, though. I learned to adapt quickly as I tried to put the Jaws theme song out of my head while we stopped the boat on our dolphin search. :)

There's a way cool place in the Bay there, it's called Crab Island - the water is just a few feet deep and boats anchor to hang out and relax (no shoes, no shirt, no problem).

You can see the bottom and it's basically like a

gigantic baby pool in the bay. This was my favorite part of our vacation, Chad explored and found hermit crabs for the girls to enjoy (I absolutely loved watching them look at the crabs he found, so darn cute!)

It was very good to get away and soak up quality time with my little family.

We did have a lot of ocean-time but we did do a few other things, too.

The pool was a lot of fun and we had some really good food - especially at Louisiana Lagniappe and The Back Porch (pictured).

My favorite though, was The Back Porch, mostly because I actually ordered off of the seafood section
of the menu!!!! And, drum roll, please - she liked it, because it was DELICIOUS -

Does tuna count as seafood, it wasn't your average tuna!
Here's the menu description. . .yum!
Black Jack Tuna -
Jack Daniel's® marinated, blackened tuna topped with roasted peppers & onions
Little divas - looking off into the Gulf (or rather, the volleyball players)! Audrey (toes pictured, cutesy pedicure courtesy of
Aunt Leslie and Hannah's trip to the nail salon - thanks again!!)
and Sloane were both barrels of fun and Chad and I were a good team - not only that, but we actually had time to laugh and play and relish our time together, can we go again, soon?