Spring Break Kick-Off

A few months ago Beth and I made plans to spend the weekend between our pring breaks at the beach. I decided to take a personal day so it wouldn't be such a short trip. Soon after we made plans, Gene and Shea decided they would join us, and shortly after that, Beth's parents decided to come down too. Thursday, after work, Beth, Deacon, Gavin and I made our way to Panama City Beach. Brett wasn't able to get off of work, so he decided to ride down with Gene and Shea on Friday. We arrived late Thursday night, but woke up bright and early Friday morning to beautiful skies. After breakfast at Flower Power (if you've never been, you must go), we headed to the beach! Deacon was absolutely precious on the beach. He just sat, played, and enjoyed the sun with us. I think he and Gavin may have buddied up a little bit. Gavin said "Us guys have to stick together." Everyone else arrived late Friday night. Saturday morning they guys left to go fishing while the girls and Deacon headed back to Flower Power (have I mentioned how amazing their food is?) and to the beach.
How cute is Deacon's hair?
And Lilli's bikini was adorable as well. Why can't grown women pull off ruffles like the little ones? I guess they'd look a little absurd. Lilli made herself comfy in my chair so I had to take a picture.

The boys came back from fishing late Saturday afternoon. They caught over 40 fish, but most were red snapper so they had to be thrown back. I'm pretty sure they're not the only ones that are unhappy about snapper season starting later than usual. Saturday night we decided to stay in and grill out. While the guys were cooking, the girls and kids (and Brett) enjoyed the sunset. The perfect end to the perfect day! We all agreed that we should spend Sunday at the beach and leave late Sunday night. I'm glad our plans worked out because, as usual, the day you leave is always the prettiest. We headed out to the beach early to jump start the day.
Gavin and Lilli spent the morning burying each other in the sand. Then, they dug a hole for Deacon to sit in.
Of course, all good things must come to an end. Beth had to be back at work this morning, so we had to head back. We enjoyed our ride back and Deacon enjoyed his first taste of gummy worms. I'm pretty sure he liked them!

Lucky for me, my spring break is just getting started. Gavin and I will be heading down to Orange Beach in a couple of days to enjoy the rest of my break. My cousin, Allison, will also be down, so I'm looking forward to visiting with her!

Brittaney