Waves and Waffles

We spent last week at the beach in Destin, Florida with Nanna and Pa. The toughest question we had to answer each day was "beach or pool?" We had some windy weather, so the ocean was rough and very wavy. We spent some time jumping in the waves each day, but the boys did most of their swimming in the pool. Henry conquered his fear of the deep end by the end of the week. John's favorite thing to do was "countdown and blast off" into the pool. And Peter spent most of his pool time in a lounge chair with snacks. I get it, Peter.

One overcast morning, Nanna and I took Henry and John to the Gulfarium. The boys saw dolphins, sharks, turtles, fish, penguins, and sea lions. Nanna and Pa know how much the boys love wildlife so they got the boys their very own beach pets - hermit crabs. Supercrab and Batman were great pets for the week. But they stayed at the beach.

We ate dinner in the Harbor one night. Peter tried his first sautéed crab claw and then ate $14 worth. Henry and John were more interested in the boats. Pa told them he would take them on a boat and he was true to his word. We spent the next morning boating around the channel. We anchored and enjoyed lunch on the beach. The boys were as happy as Skipper and Gilligan.

Henry kept seeing "Waffle House" signs during our road trip and beach visit, so he asked if we could go there for dinner on our last night. I'm embarrassed to say we've never taken the boys to Waffle House. The boys experienced it all - they wore the hats, they climbed up to the breakfast bar and watched the cook on the line, and they ate every bite of their waffles. What a delicious way to end our wonderful week at the beach!