Mommy and the boys watching the surf in Ft. Walton Beach (on the boardwalk behind Floyd's.)
Our two Surfer Dudes on the last day at the Beach. 
Daddy and the boys in the beach house pool.
Family photo taken in Sea Side, Florida (about 35 minutes East of Destin on 30-A).+++
Our late Summer Vacation was one week in Beautiful Destin Florida! Gran and Pop and Nanou joined us and we had a wonderful time. We stayed in a beach house that was two blocks from the beach. It came equipped with a golf cart to taxi us to and from the beach with minimal effort.
Some of the highlights of the trip:
1) Mass at Resurrection (http://rcc-destin.org/) and their beautiful prayer labyrinth. They had the most incredibly moving life-sized depiction of Christ on the Cross that I have ever seen.
2) Beach, beach, beach, beach, beach!!!! The first 4 days the water was as calm as a lake and crystal clear. The last two days the winds kicked up and gave us some good boogie boarding waves and the boys really got into that!
3) Pool, pool, pool, pool, pool!!!!! Having a private pool at our beach house was great! After each trip to the beach, we'd spend a few hours relaxing in the pool and having a blast. We grilled burgers and hot dogs by the pool on Labor Day and Steaks on another night and ate right there next to the pool at the table. The umbrella had solar lights for ambiance.
4) Beautiful beach house. The Cajun Riviera (http://www.vrbo.com/93545) was fabulous. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths with room for at least 12 if you include the pull out couch in the living room. It held our family and Gran, Pop and Nanou very easily.
5) The shops. Destin Commons (http://www.destincommons.com/) was really nice - it reminded us very much of the Town Center in the Woodlands. We also went to the outlet malls a little bit East on Hwy. 98.
6) Sea Side, Florida. We went to this quaint little town one evening for dinner. It really had that "Martha's Vineyard" vibe. They had a band playing that night in the town square.
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