Florida Fun

Each year my family takes a vacation to Seaside, Florida and we always have such a wonderful time. We left last Friday morning and finally made it to Hammond, Louisiana by about 5:00 that evening after being stuck in awful traffic outside of Baton Rouge. Ansley rode with my parents, so we only had Heidi for the trip and she was great. No real crying, slept most of the way. We spent the night in Hammond and got up the next morning and headed to Florida. This may sound silly, but since we've stayed in the same house for five years now I feel like I'm coming home each time we finally turn onto the familiar rode called 30-A that drives through Watercolor, Seaside, and then Seagrove to our house. I love it there. I can't say it enough. It's probably the only place outside of Texas I would ever want to live and I've told Jeff so many times that someday I want to have a home there. It's my favorite place on earth. Really.

Anyway, this year was even more special because we got to celebrate the wedding of my sister and brother-in-law. I was the matron-of-honor (ugh, that sounds so old) and Ansley was the flower girl. It was a beautiful wedding on the beach and I am just so happy for my sweet sister. Ansley did a great job walking down the beach to us, though she never dropped any petals. And she totally stole the show at the reception as she danced almost the entire time. She would have danced all night if we would have let her.




The rest of the week was spent relaxing with our sweet family. My grandma was able to make it this year and it was just such a special week. Some of my favorite things we did: riding bikes to Seaside, playing in the sand with Ansley, laying in the sun and listening to the waves, boogie boarding, playing 42 on the balcony, watching Jeff pull Ansley around the water, eating at Great Southern in Seaside, checking out the little shops, grilling hotdogs on the beach, and the massage and facial my mom and I enjoyed at a spa in Seaside.





After a 12 hour drive yesterday, we finally made it back home last night. We had both girls with us and by about 5:00 they were done riding in the truck. We didn't get home until 8:30... Those last few hours were rough.

I can't wait to go back next year. Have I mentioned that it's my very favorite place? Thanks for such an amazing week, Mom and Dad!