Day one: We drove to Jackson, MI and stayed the night. We ate at Ruby Tuesdays. I had yummy fish and then we let the kids swim in the out door pool.
Day two: Got up early and drove to Seaside. Mobile Alabama is really cool. You drive through a tunnel under water. We ate at a cute diner In Pensacola, Fl with an appetizer of fried green tomatoes. We arrived in Seaside around 3. Our tree house was cute. The bottom floor was a screened porch with a table, grill, and sink. Outside the porch in the backyard was a cute pool. On the next level there was a king size bed, a shower, and a trundle bed. The third floor had a kitchen, living room, shower, and balcony.
After getting settled in we went to the beach. Of course the kids jumped into the pool first. We played at the sunny beach for a while and then we walked to the town. We decided to eat at Bud and Alley's outside. I ordered blackened grouper and red shrimp. I was freaked out because the shrimp had heads. Jason ordered crab cakes and they were yummy.. We walked home along the beach and swam!
Day three: Monday - woke up to rain. :( No sun, but we decided to go look at some of the shops around. We ended up at uptown Grayton beach shopping center. One of the shops told us about Panama City Beach and so we went to shop there. Jason and I got new shoes. Also he and the kids got boogie boards. We ate at an Italian place. It stopped raining so the kids got to jump on these things that made them go high, ride rides, and Jade got a hair wrap. That night we went back to Seaside and swam in the pool and ocean.
Day four: Tuesday - woke up to rain :( We decided to drive to Destin to a Gulfarium. We watched dolphin and sea lion shows. The kids also fed sting rays and watched a man feed sharks. On the way home we stopped at Kilwin's and bought fudge and taffy. That night we ate at the Shrimp Shack. We had a lobster roll and a pound of red shrimp with heads. The kids loved them. We sat outside and watched the waves. Later that evening we swam in the ocean and pool. We ended our day with a late night hot dog snack by the pool.
Day five: Wednesday - woke up to rain :( Drove to Destin again. Ate lunch at Cheeseburger's on Paradise. Later went to a water park. It rained most of the day. The water park was awesome. It had everything you could imagine a water park would. My favorite ride was this yellow slide with a double raft. Jade and I rode together and it was so wild she almost fell through. That night w ate at Great Southern. They specialize in grits. Jason got Grits a YaYa. It was shrimp on top of cheese grits. I got grouper, fried oysters, cheese grits, and green beens. Oh and for desert yummy key lime pie! Later went home and watched Alice and Wonderland with the kids.
Day six: Thursday - woke up to rain :( decided to stay in and watch the rain. We cooked steaks on the grill with potatoes and squash. We got out for a little bit and went to some shops in Water Color. For supper we went to Crush and ate sushi. After sushi we got the kids ice cream and another Key Lime Pie! Later we walked the beach and swam. The tide was super high and powerful.
Day seven: Friday - Sun!!!!! We got excited because there was sun. So we booked a jet ski tour in Panama City Beach's Saint Andrews park. We ate breakfast at Pickles before we left Seaside so we didn't eat lunch. After we got to the park we had a while so we swam for a little bit. When our Jet ski tour started we went out into the ocean and saw som dolphins swimming. Later we went to shell island and found sand dollars and hermit crabs. We ate supper at Market Cafe. Jason had a Frieda grouper po boy and I had a platter with all kids of sea food.
Day eight: Saturday- Sad day! We packed our car, went to breakfast, and now we are on our way to Shreveport, LA. We are going to stay the night there and then get up and drive tomorrow.
Even though it rained most of our trip, we made the best of it. We had a wonderful time with the kids. They amaze me with their courage and ability to adjust to any situation. To hear them talk about things and play together is amazing in every way. God has bless our family with so much. We laugh, play, and enjoy every second together. Even the constant "why's" from Andrew and "are we there yet/what happens next" from Jade.
The dog loves to play with her Skunky toy. Then Jason and I sat in the hot tub. Tori was barking at the gate and we didn't know why, so after getting dried off, we looked outside our gate to see what was bothering Tori. 
Jade's Butterfly
Me and Carli
Andrew's sprained ankle
Memaw rocking Jade to sleep
Andrew and Garrett
Andrew and Hunter
Jade and Hannah
Jade, Hannah, Hunter, and Andrew
Hannah, Granddad, and Jade
Sir Philip revealing his clues
Sir Philip, his daughter, and Mistress
Lady Nancy and Sir Philip Fitzpatrick
Stone Lion Inn
The Mutschler Family Reunion was held in Elk City at the Holiday Inn or now it is the Elk... It is under construction and renaming... Anyways... My mother's dad is Carl Mutschler, he is 80 years old and this is his reunion. We are all kin, but we really don't know each other very well. Every two years we all get together at this same hotel and have a ball. This year there was an auction, a bunch of buffets, and karaoke. My grandad played his guitar and sang a couple songs. Jade sang "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus and "Oh how I love Jesus". Reanna and I sang "Grandpa" by the Judds. Also a big group of us sang "I'll Fly Away." I was so proud of Jade.. She wasn't scared at all. I on the other hand was scared to death. My chest was red and I was shaking. Andrew made a new friend with Rosie, one of my distant cousins. He was swimming with her, and he told his dad "Man she's Hot." I'm not even sure he knows what that means, but it was cute. I reminded him that she was his cousin. Us kids (Re, Le, Aaron, and Jason) all went to the casino later that evening and the kids stayed with Mamaw and Papaw. I don't think they got any sleep at all. According to mom and dad, the kids started out on the floor. Then Jade got
in bed with mom. A few hours later, Andrew climbed in with mom, then Hannah followed. Mom moved to width of the foot of the bed. Man, if we only had a video of this. Then dad got Hannah out of the bed and put her in bed with him. After that, they got a little bit of rest and it was time to go to the Breakfast Buffet. We woke up and went to the buffet and then Grandad had a mini church gathering. He read the Faith, Hope, and Love chapter, and then Lin got up and said a prayer. After that Jade got up and tried to sing "When we all get to Heaven" but ended up singing "Jesus Loves Me." It was a fun weekend with family. I was so proud of Jade's bravery. I asked her if she was scared when she was up there singing and she said "No... Why would I be scared... He was not a stranger." (He meaning the man who owned the Karaoke machine.) Even though that was my favorite part, it was also pretty special that Grandad sang with his guitar. He has been doing that since my mom was a little girl.
Andrew on the scary coaster
Jade won a little dino
and a flower
Andrew won this Huge Dino named Rexy
My least favorite ride.... The Pirate Ship.... Andrew of coarse loved it.
Jason and Jaden after the rapids.. They were both soaked. Andrew wouldn't let me take pic.
The Lasso Express.. My first coaster with dangling feet... Scared me more than the kids.
I put the kids in jail
Soaked from the rain
