Panama City Family Vacation 2013

The twins absolutely adore their older cousins so they were very excited to be told that we were going to be on vacation with them for a week at the beach. We met my family at Panama City and we all stay in condos that were right next to each other in the Gulf Gate Condominiums. My sister Paula, has a friend who rents them to our family and we love that we can get three that are right next to each other and that are also right on the beach. Another perk of the place is that it has a pool that is half covered by open patio which gives great shade for the little ones. We had a total of 8 adults and 8 kids from our family who met us for the trip and then my Dad's sister and her husband along with their daughter and her family also all came and stayed in the place. They added another 4 adults and 2 kids so we had a big bunch on the beach! The twins were in heaven all week playing in the sun. On the first day Bailey was a little timid of the ocean as he has always been but then on the second day we discovered his cousins boat. Bailey hoped right in the boat and rode the waves all day and after that we couldn't get him out of the ocean for the rest of the trip. This was a HUGE step for my little buddy who is very cautious and scared of loud noises like crashing waves. It was great to see him have fun and enjoy the ocean. By the end of the trip he was even riding the paddle board with his big cousin Michael. We basically played on the beach and in the pool all day and then at night we enjoyed yummy seafood. The twins were always exhausted by about 6:30 and were ready to crash in their beds which made for great time for Preston and I to enjoy our ocean front balcony while eating yummy seafood takeout. We had a couple special days where we took excursions. One day all the men went deep sea fishing and they caught a ton of fish which my Uncle Bobby cooked up for a delicious fish lunch. Another day we went on a Pirate Ship ride which you will find out all about on the post for it. I have about a million pictures so I am going to spend the next couple posts trying to share the ones that I could pick from and I apologize in advance as it is hard to be picky when choosing pics of your cuties on the beach! These first group of pictures are just fun family pics of us enjoying our time in Panama City.