Pensacola Beach Vacation II: The Rest

After the stingray incident, the vacation went pretty smoothly. For the first part of the trip Carl's Mom, Betsy, and her sisters, Aunt Deb and Aunt Denise stayed with us. I love having these ladies around and the twins get plenty of love and attention. It was their birthday everyday. Literally, the twins opened a birthday present every single day JoJo and the Aunts were there.

back row: JoJo, Aunt Denise, Aunt Deb
front row: Chloe, Carl, Connor, Me, GiGi

One day we took a dolphin cruise. We didn't see any dolphins until the very end, but the kids loved their life jackets, the snacks and then eventually seeing a few dolphins.

We didn't go to the beach as much as I thought we would. I couldn't go in the water with the kids and most days there was a yellow flag for rough conditions.  

We also learned a new flag on this trip. The purple flag for dangerous marine life. During the last few days of the trip there were a lot of jellyfish in the water and quite a few washed up onto the beach.

The second part of the trip our cousins from Louisiana came and stayed with us. We had a full house with Lauren and Kevin, baby Owen, sweet Elizabeth and Andrew (same age as the twins). Aunt Marlene, aka Mae Mae joined us too and I'm so glad she was there. She just another set of hands for the kiddy chaos, but as a former kindergardener teacher, she's someone I consider an expert.

Lauren with Owen & Elizabeth

With cousins around the twins had an awesome time. 

We did make it to the beach few more times, but I'm so glad we had pool. Much easier to get a refill on your margarita when you're at the pool!