Goodbye FL

So sad that it all had to come to an end :( But we had a great time and I love that we were able to cap the vacation off by a short drive to Gulf Shores AL to see Katie's Mom and hang out at Pirates Cove.

First, here are a few pictures from the last couple of days

Crazy Kid...

The last night in FL we decided to eat at Dewy Destin's.  Holy Moly!  It was some of the best sea food I've ever had.  If you're in Destin FL, it's a MUST!
After eating we walked around the Harbor walk again and took this fabulous family shot - I love that David and Benjamin looked completely bored while I totally cheesed it up :)

We tried to get some nice beach pictures of us in something besides wet bathing suits but Benjamin was not cooperating :( He didn't want to sit still and he definitely tried to look everywhere but the camera.  Oh well, I guess this one isn't too terrible

see what I mean...so hard to get a good family picture

Benjamin on the walkway from the condo to the beach .  Something he LOVED to do.  Seriously back and forth, back and forth.  He's always on the move!

Is it just me or does Benjamin look like he's 8 years old in this picture. Sometimes I can't believe how big he's gotten

Thursday morning we got up and decided to walk the beach one last time.  It was bittersweet.  We are definitely beach people so while we were anxious to get home and back in the swing of things, we were so sad to leave the water :(

It looks like Benjamin was really trying to soak it all in one last time

Finally it was time to check out (and not a minute sooner) We were supposed to check out by 10am and I think we were pulling out of the parking lot at 10:07am. 
We drove a couple of hours to Gulf Shores for a visit with Katie's Mom.  She lives across from the water and by a fun local hang out called Pirates Cove
So we dressed Benjamin back in his swim gear to hang out in the water for a few hours.  We were hoping to wear him out a little before the drive back home.  

I'd say we were pretty successful.  Benjamin had way too much fun running up and down the dock (don't worry David didn't actually toss Benjamin into the water.  Although I'm not completely convinced he would have freaked out if he had)

He definitely wanted to jump off.  David had to catch him a handful of times

Having a blast

And then running back to do it all over again...and again...and again. 

We got back on Friday morning and had a quiet weekend at home.  It was nice have a couple of days at home before going back to work. 
Now we're getting ready to leave for TX this weekend for a mini family reunion. Getting excited for a weekend full of family time.