Ahhh Vacation!

I'm back from a week at the beach and I feel totally refreshed! Although I do enjoy the trips that include lots of walking and full schedule, the ones that include nothing but beach are awesome too! We stayed at a very nice Holiday Inn Resort on Pensacola Beach. I would highly recommend it for an family with small children! Daily they had Pirates on the pool deck playing pirate games and having a treasure hunt and a mermaid that swam in the pool and did the little girls make-up! How cool is that? They also had arts and crafts and every evening was a "dive in" movie for the kids! They put up a big screen at 8pm with a kids movie and free popcorn! We had never been to Pensacola before, but the beach was a small island that had everything in one place and within walking distance of our hotel. Even the restaurants were awesome and kid friendly with playground out in the sand and live music. Just a perfect place for a family getaway. And...I know it sounds far, but the drive is almost under 12 hours. Thats not too bad! We left at 2am and arrived at 2pm with only a few stops. The kids slept a lot of the way.
Here is the link to the resort if you are interested http://holidayinnresortpensacolabeach.com/
I recommend checking it out for your next vaca with the kiddos. And here are a few pics...