We are so proud of Anna Claire for keeping the same Pull-up the entire trip! She was such a big girl, using all of those public potties. She's never seen so many potties.
We made a nostalgic breakfast stop at Stan's Country Cooking at the Columbia Chapel Hill exit, where we always stopped with my dad en route to see his family in AL. We also stopped at the Alabama welcome center so AC could see "the rocket". We had planned to stop at Peach Park on the other side of Birmingham, but she was asleep when we passed through.
We arrived in Destin around 4 pm. We received a call from the condo owner that a seagull flew into one of the glass panels, shattering it, although I probably worried more about this during our stay than I should have. Anna Claire rarely passed by the panel.
Type-A as I am, we spent our first hour there just unpacking and getting settled in. We were all hungry and ill-equipped to cook anything in our condo, so we headed out to eat.
Anna Claire had requested noodles, so we picked nearby Carrabba's. There was a bit of a wait to get a table but she did great. We shared a plate of spaghetti and meatballs, and Larry got a different pasta dish that we could all share. They had 2 for 1 beer special too, which we took full advantage of. About midway through our meal, AC insisted on being held. From then on, we pretty much were counting down minutes til we got our check. :)
The next morning we awoke with coffee and doughnuts on our minds, so we headed out to Starbucks, and from there, to Destin's Donut Hole. The wait at the Donut Hole along with the wait at Carrabba's taught us to be a bit more strategic about our restaurant choices and what times we visited for the remainder of our trip.
Across the street from Donut Hole was Walmart. We agreed that we wanted to stock our kitchen from the get-go so that we would could pick up fresh fish from markets any time during our trip and be all set to prepare it.
At this point, I'm looking at a child who's been told she's at the beach, but 24 hours later, her little feet have yet to hit the sand. Poor baby. We would make it up to her later. We made many trips to the beach during our stay!
From here, we head back to our condo, and let baby bear take a nap before heading out to the water.
Larry carried her down to the beach, and we tried putting her down to walk. She gave it a go, but quickly got frustrated with losing her balance and asked to be carried. Larry tried putting her down once we got to the water, but she still wanted him to hold her, albeit with a big smile on her face. She loved being by the water. After a few minutes, she did allow him to put her down, and shortly thereafter found a seashell ("shea-sell"). It was misting rain and completely overcast, but we didn't care. We were bound to get wet anyway! It was a great first experience and I got some great pics out of the deal.
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