383 Pictures: PART 3

Here we go with my third beach 2014 post.  As I sit here and look back at my trip from two weeks ago, I am sad.  I miss the beach.  I am one of the biggest home bodies you’ll ever meet except when it comes to a good ole Destin trip.  (sigh)

My dad is a character.  If you don’t know him, you’re missing out.  He can be extremely serious, or he can put on a show.  He likes to be the center of attention and make others laugh and smile.  He never disappoints!

Then there’s my mom, Gran.  She’s pretty prim and proper.  I guess they balance each other out nicely.

I actually got my man to take a few pictures.  He wasn't impressed with the activities and did a lot of grumbling.

I love these babies!!!

Sneeze!

Molly Cate turned 8 while we were at the beach.  I was up all night on June 7^th when she was born.  I was so excited about being an aunt.

We went back to The Track for round 2.

Daddy bought the boys suckers with WORMS in them!!!!!!

On Thursday, Gran and BoomPa kept the kiddos so the parents could have a date night.  The Red Bar was the destination choice.  I normally like to eat about 5:30 or 6:00 every night.  I think we ate about 9:30 or 10:00 that night.  The food was superb! 

This is how we found BoomPa when we got home! 

Friday night was a free for all.  We all kind of went our separate ways.  My crew chose an outdoor eatery so we could see the water and then some outlet mall shopping.  I love retail therapy.   

The child ate a cherry.... very shocking.

A few random beach moments!!!!   

Trey did this ALL week long.  Umbrella, chair, phone, and book….   

See.... proof again!   

I LOVE to play out in the ocean and ride the waves.  The bigger the better.  I like to get thrown off my float and squeal as I go under.  This particular day it wasn't too rough so everyone was in the water, EXCEPT Fancy… he was under the umbrella!   

I have the BEST family!!!!!!!   

 We have concluded the Anthony family 2014 beach trip.  As sad as I am to see it end, I am excited about next year and the new memories we will make.  Thank you to my parents for taking all of us each year on such a fun trip.  Eleven people in a house for a week is a lot of humanity, but that’s how we roll.  WE love ya’ll.  Thank you for a great vacation!!!!!!!!! 

383 Pictures: PART 2

And I’m back with PART 2 of our vacation 2014 posts.  Do any of you know my dad?  He’s more Type A than I am.  Sorry, Dad, but you are.  He is.  If you would have asked him in March to map out our vacation (food wise) he could have told you to a T.  We bucked it a little this year and he still made it through the rest of the trip successfully.  Night 1 was supposed to be pizza.  We all vetoed that idea.  My family had pizza the two nights before and Ken’s crew doesn’t like it that much.  So we ordered food from a local joint down the road.  Night 2 was supposed to be shrimp boiled at the condo.  We bucked that too.  Trey ended up cooking fish for the adults and chicken for me.  We must remember I don’t eat things that swim.  The rest of the week we didn’t ruffle his feathers anymore.  We just needed to stir him up a bit at first. 

John Brantley was a live wire 95% of the trip.  The 5% he wasn’t into everything imaginable he was asleep.  And sleeping was an issue.  We didn’t have a rocking chair.  THAT WAS BAD!!!  I still rock my baby at nap and bedtime.  We enjoy that calm snuggly time.  So when it was time to sleep he would get upset and say “wock wock”.  He wasn’t a happy camper.  When I reminded him there was no rocking chair and we could just cuddle he would say “home home”  The baby wanted to go home to sleep and rock.  The house we rented had a bunk room with 6 beds, each 3 beds high.  I would cuddle with John Brantley and then take him to the bunk room.  He woke up every. single. night!  Sleeping wasn’t my favorite part of the trip.

My nieces, Molly Cate and Caroline

My brother, Ken, and his family

My nephew, Jack

Donuts for breakfast from the Donut Hole!!!  Yum Yum

Jack was showing me his baby frog he caught.

One day it was sort of cloudy so I made the executive decision to go to The Track.  I grew up going to Florida every summer.  Part of our vacation was ALWAYS to visit the track and ride go-karts.  Fast forward a lot of years, they have more than go-karts.  So we made a trip to play!  Poor Bitty wasn’t tall enough to ride very much and this upset him greatly.

Aunt Ashley and Molly Cate were trying to spray Uncle Ken and Caroline in the bumper boats.  I think Ken and Caroline dominated.   

I take go-kart driving very seriously.  I have said before that I am not a very competitive person, BUT when it comes to go-karts I am.  I will NOT be passed!!!!!   

Tuesday night we went to Baytowne (one of my favorite places) for Kids Night.  Before all the fun and games began we had to eat at Trey’s favorite place, Acme Oyster Bar.   

The boys kept getting up from the table to run off and guess who got to chase them… ME!   

Finally Trey had ENOUGH!!!  Look closely at the table.  Do you see the wooden spoon with the sad face????  That’s “the enforcer”.  And let me tell you, it works beautifully.  Ford doesn’t need many spankings, but John Brantley needs enough that DHS should be called!!!  Trey sat that spoon (poon as Bitty calls it) right in front of Bitty to remind him to stay seated.  Low and behold, we left the spoon!!!!!!!!!  Fear not…. It has been replaced!   

When at Baytowne, Ford must zipline.     

We told Bitty to hold on tight!!!     

Wednesday night we went to Captive Dave’s (always a must for Dad and his planning).  After we ate we headed to the beach for some pictures.     

The instructions were: crazy picture… Fancy acted like a stick in the MUD!     

More posts to come…..