The Beach {Day 2 & 3}

Our full second day at the PCB turned into a rainy one. When we got up that morning it had been raining on and off throughout the night and looked like it could the rest of the day. Jamie and I chalked it up as a "wash out" day and decided to do our on thing. We ended up in Destin, about 50 miles away, to do some shopping at the outlet mall and Destin Commons. Amazingly, no good deals were found! I couldn't believe it. The Destin Commons is an outdoor type of shopping center, which wasn't very suitable for a rainy day. Ellie did end up getting some new clothes for Olivia Lou (her Build-A-Bear that she so dearly loves). The outlet mall was a mess! All the stores that were were interested in were in a disheveled state of merchandise reminiscent of an After-Thanksgiving/Black Friday sale. I guess all the back to school shopping had everyone looking and tossing items aside.

That evening we went to Schooner's to eat. A neat little joint on the beach with live music. Tripp, the music lover, really liked the action of the band. The food was good as well and there was a nice breeze blowing that didn't make it unbearable to eat outside. We also ended the evening with some more putt-putt. Ellie's new favorite thing to do! And a trip to one of the plentiful surf shops around for some beach toys.

The 3rd day was a little better, only an afternoon shower. And we spent quite possibly the best $6 on the trip - Ellie a body board! She loved riding the waves back in on this board. There is not telling how many times she would come in and go out. She turned into quite the surfer girl. And Tripp ended up fascinated with the seagulls! So fun to see one of the birds catch his eye and he was off. The beach bums got quite a laugh watching the grown up chase after a 1 1/2 year old who is chasing a bird.