Beach Trip 2010 part 1

Back at the first of August we packed up and headed down to Florida for a long weekend. It was a last minute kind of thing and we had to do the trip on a low budget. We made reservations from a 2 bedroom Condo and got a really sweet deal due to the oil scare crisis that hit Pensacola beach, Fl this summer . While we ate most of our meals at the condo and there were no extra splurges this beach trip we all had fun regardless.

I am the type of person who could just hang out on the beach all day but when you take six kids with your lucky to get 2 hours. It took us 15 minutes to get our little piece of the beach set up with chairs, sand toys and umbrellas. It seemed like once I got settled into my beach chair the whining began. I think the kids are too spoiled to the pool to really enjoy all the fun that can be had at the beach. We lasted on the beach a few hours before we headed back.


 As a extra vacation treat we had ice cream cones by the pool. This is funny because in my book because small kids and ice cream cones are nothing but a mess. They were pretty excited about getting to enjoy the cones.
The kids spent some time in the lagoon searching for hermit crabs. This kept them very entertained. While it was a quick trip it was a fun time indeed. The kids did well even in close quarters of our little surfer shack condo. To me the beach is just a part of summer break and summer shouldn't pass without some sand between your toes!