Hello from Florida!

We arrived safely in Destin, Florida a little over 24 hours ago and have been relaxing and enjoying this beautiful part of the US!

We were pretty tired after making the long, long overnight drive (we made it here in 14 hours instead of the normal 15 hours it can take since we didn't have any delays due to road construction or heavy traffic in the larger cities). We walked into our condo about 5:30 am and everyone laid down for a few hours of more restful sleep than the car can offer. And Mitch had been up all night driving, so he really needed the rest!

Then it was up and off to the pool. We came back to the condo for a quick lunch and headed to the beach. It was a beautiful day, and Beverly really enjoyed the white sand and the pretty turquoise colored water. She said it was much prettier than what she had imagined it would be.

We came back to get everyone in the shower and dressed for dinner. We had dinner with another family from Tremont who is here with their 2 children. Their son is TJ's best friend and we will spend our days with them as well, so you will see their kids in some of our pictures this week too.

We had dinner at a neat seafood restaurant that is on the beach and offers a great sunset view. The picture is of all the kids right before the sun was about to set. We'll take some good beach pictures today and share them so you can see the beauty of this place and why we love it so much!

It's Sunday morning now and Mitch and Beverly are out on a walk/run. She is trying to keep up with some physical activity this week so that she won't be too out of shape for track practice when she returns.