Rosemary Beach

We got back from the quaint little town of Rosemary Beach, Florida 2 weeks ago.  I am still having beach withdrawals.  This was our first time going, and we will be back, probably more than once!  It is a little down the shore from Destin, Grayton Beach, Watercolor, and Seaside.  It was super family friendly, and other than stocking up on groceries, there is no need to get in your car.  It was a perfect vacation, and we are so very grateful Tula and Pop brought us along.  

We decided to make the 13 hour drive instead of fly.  We left at 4 in the morning, thinking the kids would fall back asleep, but that was a no go.  The first day we traveled to Mobile, Alabama after 10 hours of driving.  The kids did amazing! Here are some sweet feet during the drive.

After a night in Mobile, we stopped at the USS Alabama before making the additional 3 hour trip.  It was very interesting and the kids had fun exploring the ship.

We arrived at Rosemary Beach that afternoon.  The town has a European feel, and is so very cute.

The boardwalk from our house to the beach.

Everyday we ventured out into the town.  The Sugar Shack was a hit with the kids!

You could ride bikes everywhere.  Luke loved riding around town, and the other kids enjoyed riding on the back of the bikes.

We had some fun lunches in town.

We also made it out to Seaside, for a delicious lobster roll lunch.

Ali and I switched off watching the kids on opposite nights, so we each got a kid free night out with our hubbies and the rest of the adults.  On Brian and I's night, we ate at the little restaurant that had old movies playing in the courtyard.

We enjoyed family time at the house.

We also ventured out one day to a putt putt built in the 1950s.  This was the first time any of the kids had played golf, and they had a blast.

Riding down one night to enjoy the live music.

Audrey's Papa always stood like this.  It must have rubbed off.  He is probably smiling down from heaven looking at this view.

Sweet Savannah.

We were there over July 4th, and they had a bike decorating breakfast and parade.  It was so much fun!

We made our way down to the beach for fireworks that night. The show was amazing!

Ben was precious and put his hands in the air after almost every firework.

When we weren't enjoying the town or napping, we were beaching it.  It was the softest sand I have ever felt.

We got tons of looks with this one.  I read on pinterest about bringing a shower curtain to the beach so you can make a little baby pool.  It worked like a charm.  We also used the little pool to watch the hermit crabs that Brian collected from the ocean.  

Audrey was a little fish by the end of the trip.  She loved riding her float in with the waves.

Love these booties!

One night we attempted family pictures.  Not too bad!

Sweet Rebecca turned 1 on the trip, so I snapped a few "1 year pictures".  Precious little thing!

We were going to wake up early on Sunday and drive back, but about noon Saturday, Brian and I decided that we would just leave at 7pm and drive all night alternating every 2 hours.  It was so worth it!  The kids slept all 13 hours, and we pulled into McKinney at 8 in the morning.  Brian and I were exhausted, but it sure beat having to entertain three little ones.  

The trip was so relaxing, and overall so much fun.  I would definitely recommend it to anyone.  Thank you Tula and Pop for wanting to take our crazy crew on great vacations!  All good things must come to an end though....  Here is what happened on day 1 and day 2 of being home.  Back to reality. =)