The living/dining room...
The coffee table was actually a slab of granite but they had painted the top.
Our bathroom... Loved the size of our bathroom. And the shower was huge too. The afternoon after we got back from the horrid experience at the beach, I gave the kids a shower rather than a bath due to all the sand all over them. You would have thought I was torturing them with the way they freaked out. Not a fan of showers!
Our bedroom... I cannot believe how early the sun rises in Florida! I think it rises around 5:30 or 5:45 each morning! I look at the windows in the room we slept in and that is the first thing that comes to mind.
The kid's bedroom... We moved the two tables out to have room for the three pack n plays. It was a shame we couldn't use the bunk beds but maybe next time. The kids didn't know what to think sleeping that close to each other.
Mamaw's room... The picture hanging between the two windows was hung upside down. So when you lay on the bed with your head hanging off, you can look at the picture right side up.
The second bathroom... They weren't fans of baths either or at least not in this bath tub. It didn't have their nonslip mats they are used to.
The balcony was nice and big. Mostly shaded and the breeze was nice enough that is was very enjoyable to sit out there most of the time.
The drive home...The trip home started around 9:30 or 10 that morning. We had a different game plan in mind this go around. We would make many more regular stops and I would drive some and catch a break rather than being cooped up in the cramped back seat the entire trip home tending to the kids. It seemed that every time I drove, the kids were good for Craig and he was able to watch an entire movie at a time and sleep without having any trouble with the kids. It just worked out where his turn in the back seat always fell right after the kids had been fed and had a chance to stretch their legs, so they were in much better spirits for him.
The kids definitely had a much more difficult time on the trip home than they did on the way there. Part of this probably had part to do with the late night at Seaside the night before. They had their moments throughout the trip, even right from the beginning where they were really fussy. We stopped for a picnic lunch at the Alabama (?) maybe it was the Alabama welcome center. And stopped several other times to stretch, switch drivers etc.
A stop at McDonalds for an early dinner because the kids SO needed to get out of the car! Whitney somehow got her fingers stuck in the carseat slot where the belt comes out and we just thought she was suddenly crying just because she was tired of being cooped up. Poor thing! Her fingers looked like they had been closed in the door. I just cried with her once I saw what happened.
We hit a little rain in Mississippi and at one point I couldn't really even see the road. We switched drivers because it was supposed to be rainy for a long while but then, it wasn't. They finally started to fall asleep off and on around 7pm or so but none of them would stay asleep. They would wake up pretty regularly and have a crying, screaming fit. And when the car stopped, even if they were asleep and had been asleep for a while, they would still wake up. This was the worst episode yet when we pulled over for something. Whitney woke up and literally screamed her head off for about 45 minutes. The poor thing was so tired. My first thought was 'We are going to have another round of this when we stop to drop of Mamaw in Rowlett and pick up Lacy.' Luckily Mamaw volunteered to drive straight to our house and we could drive her home in the morning.
We finally got home around 1:30a.m. and I was up at 8 that next morning. I took Mamaw home and when I got home at 10:30 I was surprised to see everybody still asleep in bed, besides Hannah (was awake). Tyler and Whitney actually slept until noon and we finally woke them because we feared they wouldn't sleep that evening. Hannah had a nap later that afternoon, as did I, while Craig stayed up with the other two, who weren't getting naps. Our entire day and schedule was off and we finally managed to get back on track on Sunday.
It was a rough traveling experience and with the long distance and their daddy's reluctance to make stops, I don't plan to make another trip that far anytime in the near future.
I will post more pictures on facebook so if you are interested in seeing the rest of them, go check them out on there.
4 comments:
Thanks for blogging and sharing your pictures! It looks like you made lots of memories together!
I'm glad you made it through the trip!! That does sound like a very long drive. It was great to see you today!
Our condo had the exact same floor plan when we were there last year. Our decor was much different, there was a huge flat screen TV, marble floors and granite countertops, leather sofa,etc. We all thought it was "too nice" for a beach house, but it was very nice to visit. Your condo looks like it had a really beachy feel, perfect for a beach getaway. Glad you made it home in one piece:)
Love all the pics from your trip! Thanks for sharing...looks like you had a lot of fun!
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