Maggie's First Trip to the Beach- Destin, Florida

Maggie took her first family vacation this past weekend. Andy and I took her to Destin to see Gigi, Papa, Uncle Trey, Great Uncle Troy and Great Aunt Zoe. We got to Destin very late on Thursday and came back to Atlanta today (Monday). This was Maggie's first trip to Florida and to the beach. We stayed at Silver Beach Towers, on the Gulf, which was wonderful as the sun and water wore Maggie out. After about a half hour of being at the pool or beach she was ready for a good nap.

Maggie made her first trip down to the sand and the Gulf of Mexico on Friday morning sporting her matching hat and swimsuit and her Baby Banz sunglasses (which she didn't mind too much). She enjoyed being held in the water by Daddy and then promptly decided that she was tired and fell asleep in my arms. After a good nap and lunch it was time to hit the pool. Maggie enjoyed being floated around the pool in her kiddie float with canopy and all.

We did pretty much the same thing on Saturday...beach, pool, naps, etc..., except that Andy and I went on a date on Saturday night while Maggie stayed with Gigi and Papa. We did a little shopping at the outlet mall and went to see a movie. We saw The Wedding Crashers, it was really funny and we recommend seeing it. However, keep in mind this is our first time to see a movie at the theater in about a year and a half!!!

We did more of the beach and pool stuff on Sunday but we ended the day with a dolphin cruise around Destin and we actually got to see some dolphins. We headed back to Atlanta this morning and Maggie was glad to see Jack Pete when she got home. And boy is he glad to be home (he has been at the vet all weekend being boarded).

More stories and photos from the weekend will come this week.

Katie