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Our 30A Vacation 2024

Posted on by Lauren Lane

We just got back from a week long vacation in one of our very favorite places in the whole world: 30A in Florida. We love these beaches, community, shops & restaurants. This time, we were lucky enough to go with the cousins again! (My sister’s family). The kids had a blast. We had so much fun. It was absolutely exhausting but so, so, so many memories made.

Here’s a peek in pictures to our trip…

Baby Aidan’s second airplane trip! We are ready to go and waiting for the boys to park the car and go through security!

Gang’s all here waiting for the airplane!

A quick little airplane catnap for Aidan. Our house this time was in Watercolor. Loved, loved, loved everything about it. It was amazing for us and the kids.

We beached a lot…

Aidan loved his little pool on the beach. It was perfect for him to enjoy the water and sand.

There was lots of snacking…of course.

This was Aidan’s, “Why are you laughing at me, Mom?” after he grabbed two fistfuls of chips.

We had Mom’s day…where my sister and I did some shopping and cocktails and oysters.

The kids absolutely LOVED Camp Watercolor. Most afternoons, we found our way there for an hour of burning off energy after quiet time before dinner.

Of course, we had to go crab hunting when the sun went down. This was our first trip, though, that we didn’t see a single crab! We couldn’t figure it out!

We played a lot of cards after the kids went to bed at night.

Snuck in a date night for each couple…

And of course forced family pictures on the beach at golden hour when everyone is hungry and just wants to go eat….a good time had by all!

We had one rainy morning…and we drove to Destin to catch a movie. I caught a catnap in the car with Cousin Evie

Lots of good family and cousin memories were made! These two were the best of buds…

A great trip!

Already mentally planning our way back there…

30A Beach Vacation 2022: Part 2

Posted on by Lauren Lane

This is the second part of our one week beach vacation this year to 30a in Florida. We had such a wonderful trip, and the boys really enjoy the water and sand as much as we do! The first half of our trip post is HERE!

Here’s a look at our itinerary the second half of the trip:

  • Tuesday: Still beachin’. Dinner reservations at The Bay in the evening
  • Wednesday: Another beach day! Pack sandwiches for lunch, nap under umbrellas. Make spaghetti at home for dinner.
  • Thursday: Boys finally needed a beach break. Head into Destin for running around a playground and outlet mall shopping. Hit up Shunk Gulley for lunch on the way home. Sunset pictures on the beach and more crab hunting after dark
  • Friday: Back to the beach! Sandwiches packed. Head into Seaside for the evening for shopping at Duckies toystore, Sundog books, and dinner from Wild Bill’s Beach Dogs. Enjoy the movie in the Seaside ampitheater showing that night: The Incredibles.
  • Saturday: Pack up the house and head home!

One of my favorite things about this trip was how excited Jonathan was about swimming. He’s constantly yell at us, “I GO SWIM!” And then would proceed to leisurely float on his back for forever in the ocean. It was ADORABLE. Such a happy little guy.

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30A Beach Vacation 2022: Part 1

Posted on by Lauren Lane

That title is a mouthful. 30A is an area between Destin and Panama City in Florida that Nathan’s family has visited for years. And I eagerly adopted as a favorite vacation spot after joining their family. 🙂 This is my third trip to 30A. We always have so much fun! But we definitely missed having friends and family there with us this year.

We stayed in the same beach house rental that we did last year. In 2021, we went to the beach with my sister and her family, and absolutely loved the proximity to the beach and Seaside, one of our favorite beach towns, so we opted for the same house again!

Our Itinerary for the first part of the trip was:

  • Saturday: Arrive in Panama City. Lauren grocery shop while the boys nap. 5:45 reservation at Great Southern in Seaside
  • Sunday: Beach day! Pack sandwiches and spend the day at the beach, and the pool in the afternoon. Tacos and Mexican Rice for dinner at home!
  • Monday: Beach day again! Same plan as previous day. Order pizza to the house for dinner, and crab hunting after dark!

I’m going to share a whole bunch of pictures!

I think we’ve perfected getting all of our stuff to the airport and parking the car….

Ready to get on the airplane!

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Our Trip to 30A 2021: Part 3

Posted on by Lauren Lane

I’ve shared the first two part of our Beach Trip to Florida’s northwest beaches Here and Here. Today, I’m sharing the final couple of days of our trip. After a half a week at the beach, we were really getting into our stride and never wanted to leave. 😊

After the morning in Seaside with the kids, we opted for the beach in the afternoon and a beach picnic to round out the day! It was so fun to go to the beach with the kiddos at a different time this day, and they thought it was too fun to have pizza delivered on the beach.

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Our Trip to 30A 2021: Part 2

Posted on by Lauren Lane

You know I have more beach pictures for you all. This is my equivalent of a scrapbook, after all, and we had so much fun at the beach with our boys a couple of weeks ago. Every morning I wake up wanting to go back! The weather, the house, the company and food were all so so so good. If you missed Part 1 of my recap, go back and check it out HERE.

Today is part 2.

After two days at the beach, we didn’t want to do a full beach day, so instead, we went down to the beach for an hour in the morning with the kids.

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Our Trip to 30A 2021: Part 1

Posted on by Lauren Lane

We finally took our first big vacation as a family of four. We headed down to Florida’s northwest beaches, “30a” for a week of sand, sun, and so many memories. We had THE BEST time. It was long awaited, and on our very last day, Harrison woke up and said, “I’m going to miss the beach.” Sounds like we’ll be taking our little beach babies back!

Ready for take-off! First time on a plane for me in 22 months!

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