{"id":223,"date":"2008-05-07T14:24:34","date_gmt":"2008-05-07T20:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whaleylife.com\/blog\/archives\/223"},"modified":"2008-05-07T14:24:34","modified_gmt":"2008-05-07T20:24:34","slug":"destination-destin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whaleylife.com\/blog\/archives\/223","title":{"rendered":"Destination: Destin"},"content":{"rendered":"

We took our first family vacation to Destin, FL this week. We thought both girls were at a good age to make it 8 hours in the car and enjoy the beach. After about 1 hour in the car and 2 concerns if we were almost there, I decided we needed some sort of way to keep time for Alyssa. I had read that someone else did something similar on a long trip, so I gave Alyssa a bag of 12 skittles equaling 6 hours. Every 30 minutes an alarm went off and she was able to eat one. We explained that we would not be there until all of them were gone. She did not ask again\u2026instead she asked if it was time to eat her skittle. <\/p>\n


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We got in that day in time to show Alyssa the beach and scare Megan. Megan did not like the water. It is loud and I guess the waves scared her. She is really the independent, exploring child, and I was very shocked she did not like it. She never went down to the water, but would eventually sit with me if she was directly in my lap holding on tight. <\/p>\n

The next morning we went straight to the beach. Alyssa had a great time. She loved to walk up to the water, jump over the waves. She begged Daddy to get in the water despite how cold it was. They played, kayaked, and even got in the pool. It was too cold for me. Megan however, preferred to sit under our umbrella and play in the sand. They each had fun in their own way.<\/p>\n

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More to follow\u2026<\/p>\n

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