We love Florida!

Well, we did it! First we drove to Austin to visit all of Josh's family last Wed. night. We had so much fun! My mom-in-law got my sister in law Summer and me pedicures (thanks again Pam!!), and we took our kids and 2 cousins (and Pam) to the Austin Children's Museum. It was fun! Definitely not the omniplex, but it was nice for a couple of hours of entertainment for the kiddos. We really enjoy visiting all of our family down there--and miss them so much between the visits!!
Then, at ~4 am Friday morning, we packed up and headed out to Panama City Beach, Florida!! I made Josh stop at every visitor's center for each state we went through to take pictures. He didn't want to be in them, but I promise he was there!! We also stopped in every state and got each kid a key chain with the state name on it so they can remember where all they've been. It added some time to the trip, but I think it was worth it! The kids were SO good in the car! I was so proud of them for their great behavior--I knew it could go either way--but I'm so happy it turned out nice.
Here are the state signs on our way to FL:

Can you tell how happy we are to FINALLY be in Florida??
And, we had to go to the beach that night...found crabs, shells, and got a little wet in the ocean.
There will be much more to come!!