Panama City

We spent this past week in Panama City, Florida with my family.  The entire week, we had great weather and enjoyed our time in the sun.  Our condo had a great porch where we spent a lot of time playing, eating and enjoying the view.  The boys had a blast playing with their cousins; they were entertained the whole time because there was always somebody to play with!  Mark was a great beach baby- he took lots of naps under the tent and enjoyed watching all the people.  Chief, Dadda and Uncle Marcus built sand castles, mountains, and holes in the sand.  They even made Mount Rushmore!  The big kids loved riding the waves on their boogie boards and swimming in the ocean.  Aiden was curious and a little nervous in the water.  He loved going out "far to the big waves" with Chief.  Ty only played at the edge of the water and was more interested in sand.  Ty never wanted to get in past his knees, even when he had to go potty.  He loved the idea of going in the ocean, but he stood with water only up to his ankles and let loose right there.  Mark got in a pool for the first time and he loved it.  He floated around and watched his cousins play for a while.  He was very content in the water.  The ocean however, made him upset; he didn't like his feet in the water and he didn't like getting close to the waves (even being held).  He preferred to be under the tent at a safe distance from the ocean.  The big kids (Aiden included) went to play putt-putt with Dads and Jeff said Aiden played as well as his older cousins!  While hanging around the condo, the kids played cards and played "Doctor" on Uncle Marcus.  We had a sand castle contest and I'm still not sure why mine and Payton's turtle didn't win.  It was a great time to relax, play and enjoy family.