Florida Vacation Part 1

Wow! Florida was so much fun. I think I have way too many pictures to just do one post. lol. So here is my first post of probably three that will be about Florida. We left Saturday night right after Jason got off work. Here is a picture of Valerie trying to help me pack. She is such a little trouble maker. :) We prayed before we drove the 13 hrs that we would have no car troubles and the girls would do great. God totally answered our prayers. The girls slept almost the entire drive and were so happy when they were awake. Lily was too funny. She would periodically wake up just to say, "Mommy, I so love you." Isn't that sweet? However, there was also the time when she woke up to say, "Mommy, I want to hold some bread. " By the time I said, "What???", she was back asleep.

Our first Florida stop was to see Jason's Aunt Melba.

The girls both enjoyed playing at Melba's house. She even gave them cute stuffed animals that they played with the whole trip, especially in the car.

Lily absolutely loved Melba's bird. She kept putting her fingers in the cage so the bird would peck at her fingers. She thought that was so funny!

Melba's dog..I keep thinking her name was Buffy, but I'm not sure. Lily and Valerie both loved her, but she was much more of an adult's dog. She growled and snapped at the girls several times, but she was a sweetie to Jason and me.

Melba and Valerie really hit it off well together. Valerie loved being in Melba's arms.

From Aunt Melba's house in Pensecola we had an hour drive to Destin Beach. Lily was so excited because the whole drive you go over bridges and you are constantly looking at the ocean. Lily saw the very white sand and thought it was snow. lol.

Here is Lily in front of our condominium that we stayed at for three days.

The living room was so comfy and we turned the couch into a bed.

The hotel had free movies so Lily was in heaven. Everytime Valerie napped, Lily got to watch a new movie. We all loved The Water Horse.

Here is another pic of the living room. I forgot to get a pic. of the kitchen. This place was so like a home away from home. The girls slept so well and it was so comfortable and nice for relaxing.

Here is Lily in the bedroom talking on the phone.

Lily loved her bunk beds in the hall way. I thought she might have a hard time going to sleep with being so close to the living room, but she went right to sleep everytime. She did not want to ever leave this place.

I will be posting more later today so keep checking in for our beach photos next. :)