Beach Trip

Our family vacation to Destin and Drew’s first trip to the beach is over and we had a wonderful time. The week didn’t go exactly as we had planned, but we have come to expect the unexpected these days. Despite the large gushing oil well in the gulf Sandestin was beautiful as ever. There were signs of the oil with a few tar balls in the sand and HAZMAT crews striking the beach at night, but nothing too bad yet.

Once again we shared a condo with my law partner and our travel buddies, Jack and Jennifer. Things were a little different with a baby in tow and they were so gracious to stay with us again. Drew thought Jennifer was pretty cute. Every time she came in the room he would grin and blush. It was too cute.

We were lucky enough to take some help with us. Kevin’s cousin, Megan, is a college student in South Georgia and met us in Destin to play with Drew while we were in continuing legal education classes. All I can say is Drew LOVES Megan! They had a great time together and really bonded. We are now on a mission to get Megan to come to nursing school in Jackson! (I think her mom and brother would kill me if I try too hard.) We are so grateful for her willingness to put up with us for a week. She was so great! I know she stays up on the blog, so Megan, when you read this you will smile knowing Drew waved both hands in the air when we were looking at the pictures. I promise to get a picture very soon!

We did have an uninvited guest this week….a dreaded ear infection. Drew made it a whole month with tubes with no problems and then Monday of vacation got an infection. We spent Tuesday in the condo hanging out, which wasn’t too bad since it was storming. Special thanks to Dr. Gonzales at Emerald Coast Urgent Care. If you ever have a sick child in the Destin area they really are good. Even more thanks to Drew’s ENT Dr. Gordon and Dr. Rey who both were available by phone to consult with the local doctor. We will go tomorrow to see if it is gone. Praying this is our last one for a long time. We are concerned that he seems to get sick EVERY time we travel. With no family in Jackson that could make life complicated.

Breakfast with Dad

Despite the brief interruption we fit in some pool time, beach time, good food and even Drew’s first bike ride. I am not sure what he liked more the bike ride or the helmet. He wasn’t too sure about the sand and we didn’t venture into the water much. Sunday was the 4th of July so we watched fireworks from inside the condo. Drew was pretty amazed by it for the first 5 minutes and then he was out like a light. Hard for a kid who goes to bed at 7:30 to stay up. With Megan there I was able to get in some retail therapy and pool time with the girls. Kevin got in a few rounds of golf. All in all it was a wonderful week. We are glad to be home and back in our own beds. We will unpack and unwind today and then back to the grind tomorrow.