Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts

Family Vacation 2011

We are so sorry for the lack of posts lately, but we have been on vacation!

Dad and mom treated us to a family vacation this year to Panama City Beach, FL.  It was a blast!!  We feel so so blessed to be part of a family that enjoys spending time together and is able to share the same house for a week and still come away loving each other.


Panama City Beach is absolutely stunning.: beautiful white sand, emerald green water, and the perfect wave {enough to move you and possibly even knock you down, but not enough to take you out to sea}.

One afternoon we rented a pontoon and headed to Shell Island.  This was a highlight of the trip.  You are able to dock on the island and hunt shells.  We found a lot of shells but most of them were being inhabited by crabs.  We came back with a few...we attempted to find some without crabs in them and bring those home.  Jordan claims that this was his favorite part of the trip, he loved hunting crabs.  Sounds just like a little boy to me...


Jeremiah and Amy spent one morning doing some deep sea fishing through Captain Andersons Marina.  Jeremiah had always wanted to take a deep sea fishing trip and said it was everything he thought it would be.  They caught a lot of fish, enough to feed all 9 of us for dinner one evening!  Thanks for sharing Jeremiah and Amy!


Now we are home and back to reality, trying not to be discouraged  that we had to leave....longing for sand in our toes and some seaweed in our bathing suits {well, maybe that is stretching it a little}.

Seaside Style

To those of you who live near a coast... I am so jealous.  There must be some disadvantages to living near water and sand, but I certainly do not know what they may be.  You will have to enlighten me if you know of any!  Along with the fun in the sun and on the sand what more could there be!  INTERIORS!

The interiors of most coastal homes consist of cool colors that take on the same hues of the sand, water, and foam all paired with splashes of colors that remind you of bright tropical flowers.  It is amazing how something as simple as color can be so calming and refreshing.

Here are some inspiring homes that really embrace the coastal look.  I love them because they still feel warm and inviting with a little bit of country charm!




Loving these looks!  We will be taking a beach vacation soon, I must have the "beach bug".

What are some of your vacation spots?  Do you find that they add inspiration to your decorating style?