We headed down to Panama City Beach the week of July 4th this year! We had such a great trip! We're so thankful we were able to go and spend this time with family! Precious, precious memories!
Here is Claire waiting on all of us to get ready to head out the door to the beach. Take whatever time you think it should take for us to get ready to walk out the door (everyone dressed, sunscreened, pottied, lunches fixed, bags packed) and multiply it by 5. That's about how long it took us. The girls were patient though and it was very worth the effort!
Eating some lunch in the shade. Notice Hannah's feet up on her Daddy's knee. They are there for a reason. She did NOT want them in the sand. She said over and over "I don't yike the sand." Haha!:)
Feet are still up...
Hannah really wasn't a huge fan of the ocean either. She had to be held and even then she wouldn't crack a smile. If you ask her if she likes the pool or the sand better she'll happily tell you "the pool."
I'd definitely say Claire enjoyed her first trip to the beach. She took several naps out there, enjoyed the breeze, sand and water, but I think her favorite part was just being with her favorite people (that was my favorite part anyway).
The beach is one of Mimi's favorite places to be! (My dad is not the hugest fan...he'd much rather the pool, but he's a good sport.) She's working on passing her love of all things beach on to her grandbabies. I think she's succeeded with Emily (definitely still has some work to do with Hannah, and Claire's up for debate). Emily LOVES the sand and ocean. She loves building sand castles, running into the water and splashing in the waves. I'm pretty sure she could have sand from head to toe and be as happy as a lark. It was so much fun to just watch her play!!
Me and my sweet girl...
We also enjoyed lots of pool time! Hannah has made so much progress with her swimming abilities from last year. She loved the pool last year, but this year she was jumping in, happily going under, swimming to us. We were so proud!
The waterfall is always a big hit!
Claire decided she couldn't wait another minute before she took a nap, so she just went to sleep in her float. Papa Stan was in charge of holding her legs and he just floated her all around the pool. She was out! As she floated around many people were jealous of her adorable, peaceful slumber.:)
The next two pictures are of Bert and Uncle Stanley throwing Hannah and Emily up in the air. I just love the smiles on their faces...so much fun!
Mimi and Papa with 3 of their grandbabies. We missed Katherine, Brett and Jacob this year, but we're already looking forward to next year when we have everyone there!
Sweet, sweet Claire!
She actually fell asleep in her float again another day. She's the first one of my kids to ever fall asleep while in the pool. 3rd child = laid back....(Claire - "Mom, if you're not going to let me go back to the condo to take a nap, I'll just nap here.")
Another game that the girls liked to play in the pool was for Stan and Bert to let them stand in their hands. Hannah was so good at it. She would lock her legs and wouldn't fall until one of them made her drop. She has some serious balancing skills. Go girl!
2014 Watts Family Pool Picture
It was such a fun week....we love Edgewater Beach Resort! More vacation posts to come!
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