Beach Trip!

We enjoyed a trip to the beach last week!  Thanks to Lynne & Bob (my aunt & uncle) we got to stay in Panama City Beach and enjoy some wonderful weather and lots of family time, just the three of us!  It was the first trip to the beach since Addy that we have gone without friends or family so it was a little different but we really enjoyed it.  I tried to keep up with some of the highlights from our trip while we were away so I wouldn't forget them.  Here are several pictures to help me remember what we did!

The first night we ate dinner at the Back Porch.  Addy was highly entertained because we sat next to the door to the kitchen and the waitresses walking by all night kept her attention.  That was our best dinner out as far as getting to enjoy our food!

After we ate, we walked through Pier Park and found the carousel (or "Carrot Self" as Addy calls it).  We all three got to ride!

Addy & Courtney waiting on the carrot-self



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Addy had SO much fun playing on the beach!

Uh -oh!  Where are Addy's legs?!

Having fun in the sand

She had fun watching all the airplanes, helicopters, and birds that flew over and the "parrot self" (parasail) that we saw every day in the ocean.  One time we saw several birds flying and Addy noticed "lot of birds" and said they were going to the "airport!"  

Playing chase with her Daddy

Waiting on the waves to get her...



So much fun!



This girl is on a mission!

Trying to wiggle away from her Daddy!

We went to the playground one day to change it up a little!

And had lunch at Margaritaville to try and beat the crowd (Addy & Courtney were looking around at all the neat things to see inside the restaurant)

She loved the ocean!

I liked this picture of us!

We tried to take some beach pictures but this was the only one where Addy was looking at the camera and after two "photo shoots" I gave up!



After dinner at Schooners one night, we drove to the marina at Capt. Anderson's to see the boats and the fish!  I love how Addy and Courtney are looking at each other here! 



Addy rode around on Courtney's shoulders to look at all the boats.

This was the "pool" that Courtney made.

We drove to Destin one day after Courtney & I had gotten a little too much sun to shop at the outlets (mainly I looked while Courtney and Addy strolled around, ate snacks and people watched!) and had lunch at Panera Bread before we drove back to PC Beach.  Toward the middle of our trip, we discovered the joys of takeout at the beach.  Courtney picked up dinner for us and brought it back so we got to enjoy a nice dinner and Addy didn't get frustrated because of staying cooped up in a highchair the whole time!  We also were able to stay out on the beach a little later because we didn't have to go in and get ready to go out for dinner.  We watched a few sunsets, took a few naps, read books and just had an all around good time!