Destin 10-9

Carden started Tuesday with nothing else but playing in the sand. She wanted to build a sand castle, but was having lots of problems with it.

Nathan happened to be one of her problems, but he was sure having fun!

Emma and Nate played in the waves. How cute are they?!!

When they got a little tired, they convinced Carden to let them bury her in the sand instead of building a sand castle. She enjoyed it, especially being the center of attention. She also had fun breaking out.

Ty hung out with us while Shawn and Christian went snorkeling for shells and Dawn, Misty, Savannah, and Cari were shopping. Carden actually got brave and ventured into the water. Once she loosened up, she discovered how fun it is to boogie board. Then, Debbie helped her realize she didn't need a boogie board since she was wearing a life jacket, and she had a blast body surfing. You'd be surprised with how brave she was getting!

Here's the only proof that I was there in a swimsuit! I told Nate to take some pics while I was out with the girls, and he took two lame shots. Oh well. No one wants to see a big pregnant girl in a swimsuit anyways.

Debbie and Jared fixed dinner for everyone (yummy chicken casserole); Nathan was getting restless in the house while they were cooking, so I took him outside to play on the little deck out front. He grabbed his little sand dump truck and walked strait to the beach (we were literally just across the street from the boardwalk), so I, of course, let him play and snapped pictures all the while. He was so cute!

After dinner, Shawn took Savannah out on a date, Nate took Jared and Nathan out, and the girls had a 'party' in Misty's room watching "The Biggest Looser" while eating chips, cookies, and candy (we got a laugh out of that, too). Emma asked Mimi if "the little girls could come to the big girls' party, " and of course Mimi's heart melted and the little girls were invited. Emma came long enough to get some candy and realize that the boys were having more fun watching "Spy Kids 3," while Carden was EATING UP being with the big girls. Ha ha.