Vaca Part 2

Wednesday morning Emily and I dropped the boys off in Destin to play golf with John and we met Sarah at their condo in Destin. We spent the day on the beach! It gave me an idea of what it will be like to bring the babies to the beach next year! Sarah had so much gear! A wagon full! Stevie and Tripp had enough toys and sand castle gear to keep them busy for days! They are both so freaking cute! Stevie says the funniest things. She made friends with a little girl at the umbrella next to ours and I heard her tell the kid, "That's Mishelley, she has lots of babies". They were a little too busy to pose for pictures so this is the best I could get!

I told Sarah we will have to try to coordinate our beach trips every year! In a few years Stevie will be a great babysitter! ha

Oh and B forgot to bring his razor. He almost had a full grown beard by the time we got home.

When we got back to Rosemary we thought we would go to La Crema for dinner. The boys took one look at the Tapas menu and decided they needed real food so we just had appetizers and wine.

We brought drinks with us on our bike ride to the restaurant. I'm sure the waitresses loved our Solo cups all over the table! One night I ordered a beer and the waitress brought a glass. I told her I didn't need one and B added in, "We're from Arkansas." I guess he thought that was the only explanation she needed! ha

I had to take a picture of our chalk board cheese tray so I could try to copy it at home!
B ordered chocolate covered bacon.. He said it wasn't bad but I was a little afraid to try it! I know cheese isn't much better but chocolate covered bacon just sounds like a heart attack on a plate! I'm sure I got a "We're on vacation" when I gave him hell about ordering it! ha

After our first course we got on our bikes and went to a Mexican restaurant down the street. This was right up the boys alley! They had these tall Lady Guadalupe candles on the tables. For some reason we thought this was hilarious and worth taking a picture of. They also had their own homemade version of Skinny Girl Margaritas.

This is what happens when you ask B to take a pic. There is never a "1, 2, 3" he just snaps it!

Emily got a little sick that night. I'm thinking it probably had something to do with our five course progressive dinner (and maybe the chocolate covered bacon)!

We spent the next day at the beach and then that afternoon I did a little shopping around Rosemary. They really have some cute stores. I had to take a picture of this kids store and send it to Gigi! I have zero self control when it comes to clothes for Ava. It's pathetic.

That night we went to Matt's friend Will's house for dinner. He lives in Seaside on the bay. It was so nice of him to have us over. He has a boat so we went on a little sunset cruise. Everything was fine and we were cruising along going about 30mph in the middle of the ocean and all of a sudden the boat stopped. It felt like we hit a brick wall! Matt was sitting on the front of the boat and I really thought he was going overboard! Will had just mentioned how we would probably see a lot of dolphins so my first thought was "Maybe we hit a huge dolphin!" ha We didn't hit a dolphin but we did hit the sand! There was a weird sand bar in the the middle of the ocean. The boys had to get out and push us off of it. After the fact we laughed about it but while it was happening I was thinking we might be stuck out here for a while. After our little adventure we decided we better put the boat up and we went back to the house for dinner! I really wish I would have taken pictures while we were there but I didn't even think about!

B left his phone at Will's house that night and he had serious separation issues. It was pretty funny. B talks on his phone constantly! He went back to Will's first thing the next morning to get it back!

The boys played golf the next morning and Emily and I went back to the beach. It was our last full day so I had a lot of reading to do! I knew once I got home their would be zero time to finish my books!

The boys joined us that afternoon. We all had so much fun guessing every ones story on the beach. We would sit in our chairs and stare! There were a lot of conversations that went like "Is that her husband or her dad???" and "Is that the nanny or the mom". B and I always tried to guess kids ages. We wanted to see what our kids were going to look/act like next year at the beach. There was one family that we were sure had triplets. I finally asked and they were just cousins!

We decided to end the trip with a bang so we went to Cafe 30-A for dinner. Everyone we talked to said it was the best! It was soo good.

Emily and I started off with Pineapple martini's!

B stuck with some beer he discovered while we were in FL. I had to take a picture of it since 4/20 is the trips birthday!

After dinner we made a quick stop at Bud and Alley's (which B called Ma and Pa's all week for some reason!) but then decided to go back to Rosemary.

B's favorite thing to do on the trip was to go down to the beach at night with an ice chest. Emily and I usually sent the boys by themselves for this activity! I never wanted to go because 1. I wanted to sleep as much as possible 2. I'm not a fan of getting sandy when I'm not in my bathing suit. But I decided to make an exception since it was our last night. We all went to the beach and hung out. It really was fun! We did a little crab/sea shell hunting with our cell phones (next year I will bring the appropriate gear), listened to music, and tried to watch the meteor shower (I think we might have missed it)! It was the perfect way to end our great week in Rosemary! I'm already looking forward to going back to the beach next year!

We didn't fly out until the next afternoon so B and I woke up and went for a long bike ride around Rosemary and Aly's. Matt's friend Will is a real estate agent and he told us that Johnny Depp is supposed to be buying this house soon. Isn't it massive??? I will definitely be making a trip back to Rosemary if there is a chance I will run into Mr Depp!

As sad as I was to leave, I couldn't wait to get home to the babies! I missed them so much! My mom sent daily videos and updates but I was ready for some snuggle time! By the time we made it back to Fayetteville it was pretty late. Ava and Brooks were wide awake and they just smiled and acted like we never left. Knox was sound asleep. They looked so much bigger! Especially Ava! They have really grown up so much in the last few weeks! I could go on and on about them but I guess I will need to save that for their 4 month update post!

Everyone asked us if the babies were excited to see us. This is Ava (ignore the blue blanket) the night we got home. Does she look excited? ha I really think they were too young to even realize we were gone. Which is fine with me! It will be so much harder to leave them when they are older I think!

We had a really great trip and loved Rosemary! I think a vacation was just what I needed! Especially since the babies are getting close to being on the move! I feel so much better after a week of rest and relaxation! Although, I really can't wait to take Ava, Brooks, and Knox to the beach for the first time! I hope they love it as much as we do!