Down By the Bay

I've mentioned many times how happy we are to be closer to my family in central Florida, but we are also very lucky to have family close by us here in the panhandle!  Phil's stepmom's parents, Chuck and Juilene, live over in Destin and just built a brand new house on waterfront property that was owned by Juliene's parents.  It is the most gorgeous location and their new house is very beautiful, too.  We've been to see them in their previous home several times since we moved back, but this time we were very excited to see their new place... and the boys could not wait to go fishing.  Chuck and Juilene are always SO kind to us when we go to visit and do all they can to make us feel at home.  And they are so good with the boys and so loving to them (and always ready with a cold beer to help mommy and daddy relax!  Lol!) 

Juiliene gave the boys some bread and bacon to use for bait and they were catching fish left and right!  They were so happy.  :)

We put some of the fish the boys caught into a bucket thinking we might take them up to the Destin Fishing Rodeo that was going on (kids got a free fishing pole for bringing in a fish they caught), but we waited too long and the poor fishies didn't last.  :(  We did get to see the food chain in action, though, when we saw a blue crab in the shallows making off with one of the dead fish in its claws.

You may be able to see the excitement in this next series of pictures when Reid caught his first fish.  :)

Juilene was enjoying baby time... :)  (Can you get over that beautiful view?  The Choctawhatchee Bay is right out there...)

And Chuck helped out with the fishing...

I took some pictures and then went back on the porch with my beer.  Haha!

I tried to take a panoramic pic with Phil's camera and I think maybe I did it right... Their property is seriously so beautiful!