Fall Beach Getaway

A few weeks ago we traveled down to the beach for a much needed vacation. I was so excited for this visit because Lilah is at now at such a fun age and I couldn't wait to see what she thought about the water and the sand. 

We went straight down to the beach as soon as we unloaded the car.  I was so surprised at how much Lilah LOVED the sand.  As soon as she stepped foot on the beach, she got down and sandy.

Precious sandy hands

Papa helped build a sand castle

 Our days were filled with getting out to the beach early (before it got too hot) and doing lots of playing. 

 There was a small pool of water up on the sand that was perfect for little Lilah.

 What a busy little girl.

 One night after dinner we took baby girl down to watch the sunset. 

 

The picture below is one of my all time favorite pictures of her and Jep!

 

 Towards the end of our trip, Nana came down and picked up Lilah so Jep and I had a day to relax with just the two of us.  While we missed our sweet girl, it was definitely nice to have some adult time and a break from Singing Babies and Baby Mozart DVDs.  

Our last night Jep and I went out for an early dinner. We dined alongside the early-birds. Seriously, we showed up at the restaurant at 4:30 and were done eating by 5:30. How lame are we?!  But it worked out well because we were done early enough to bring some chairs and wine down to the beach to watch the sunset.

 So long beach...until next time!

PCB 2012

Ahhh...so pretty!!

Jep and I were able to sneak away to the beach for a couple days thanks so much to Nana (for keeping Lilah) and Ms. Lucia (for a place to stay!). It was a much needed break for the both of us. We rarely get time just the two of us since our families are spread out all over.

Jep and I headed down to Panama City Beach on Thursday afternoon and started off the trip with a yummy lunch of grouper and shrimp at Salty Sue's. After lunch, we enjoyed some beach time while sipping on margaritas...ahhh paradise!! Later that night we had another awesome dinner at Boatyard. So, so good! After dinner, I had to remind Jep that he is no longer a young buck and that the Tiki Bar was no place for a Papa with a 9 month old daughter! :) Haha!

Friday afternoon we got the sweetest, little surprise. Nana made a quick trip down with Lilah for lunch and a little pool/beach time. :)

Here she is at Sharky's chomping away on some crackers. Lilah made her first experience in Panama City Beach a memorable one...she had a big diaper blowout that required a two person team to clean up as well as a change of pants and then she spit up all over shirt on the way out of the restroom. Crazy, crazy girl!

On the way out of the restaurant we couldn't help but laugh at how drastically times have changed over a few short years. On the way into the restaurant Jep is questioning whether or not Sharky's has a baby changing table in the restroom. Then, on the way out he was carrying a lilac colored Coach diaper bag over one shoulder. Wow!! The legend of PCB Spring Breaks (as he referred to himself) is no longer, folks!

Baby girl couldn't be kept away from the pool. Even though it was freezing she still wanted to play. What a water baby!!

And...what's a trip to Panama City without an airbrushed tee?! Here is sweet girl with her souvenir from her first Spring Break.