Pappy's Beach!

Jason's parents have a house in Miramar Beach, Florida, near Destin, in an area called Sandestin.   That's the mouthful I ridiculously spew to people when they asked where in Florida we went.  It's crazy to most everyone, unless they've been there, and then it seems to make perfect sense.  Marin just calls it "Pappy's Beach" and so we all followed suit. 

Bill headed there over Easter and invited us to join him for the week.  We jumped at the chance at white sand between our toes and the rhythmic sound of the ocean for seven straight days!  The beach was absolutely gorgeous.  White sand as far as the eye can see, and shallow water for yards and yards, making the water both warm, and safe for Marin to run into.  Emilie and Marin both loved sitting in the sand and playing with it.  We built a giant sand castle every day, and everyone left the beach each day covered head to toe with sand, but burn free and happy.  (Happy Mommy Dance!)

The Sandestin area is huge, beautifully landscaped with lush tropical plants, and best of all- completely navigated by electric cart.  The electric cart was so fun, and so convenient, it nearly pained me to have to go back to using a regular car.  Everyone drives them, pimps them out, and just pulls them up to small parking lots.  We were in love. Emilie and I often rode on the back, and she literally waved to everyone we passed. 

We loved eating delicious sea food, and more than our fair share of ice cream.  Marin entered an Easter egg hunt on the water the first full day that we were there, and discovered every playground in Sandestin.  We rented a bike and a burley  for a few bike rides, and Jason and his dad got in a round of golf one morning.  The Easter bunny found Pappy's house and left a huge Easter egg hunt in the backyard, with both eggs Pappy and Marin dyed the night before and plastic eggs filled with candy.

We especially loved exploring the Baytowne Warf area, or as Marin called it, "The wurf".  They had the single greatest and biggest playground ever, that I swear after the third day there, I was still discovering more of.  They also had restaurants and shops, and a Carousel which rode twice, but asked to ride 45 times.  One night, after the girls were in bed, Bill offered to watch them so that Jason and I could go the warf to listen to live music and have a few topical drinks.  Heaven. 

We had a great time, and spent a lot of quality time with the four of us.  There really is nothing better.

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