Sweet Child of Mine: Rosemary Beach May 2013

For the majority of our relationship together, Johny and I have been vacationing on 30-A in FL. We've stayed in Seagrove Beach most often but the past two years we have stayed in Rosemary Beach. We absolutely love this area and enjoy visiting year after year!

Hatch went with us to Cancun when he was 3 months old but he didn't actually go out on the beach since our resort only had a small little beach area. He got in the pool a few times but he was so little he didn't really know what was going on. So, while this wasn't technically his first trip to the beach it was his first time to Florida!

We went for an extended weekend stay & rented this adorable little carriage home in the Rosemary community.

If you've never visited this area of FL, many of the homes are very large & often have their own private pools. Many of them build carriage homes behind the main homes and they're typically loft style with one other bedroom. They're small (less than 1,000 sq. ft.) but all we need for a short stay. We were just a short stroll to the beach, pool & downtown area with lots of shopping & dining.

Hatcher was a total rockstar on the ride there & home. We were nervous because he has never been in the car for longer than 2 hours and has begun to despise being in the car seat. He barely cried & we only had to stop once going & coming on our 5.5 hour journey. He loved exploring the beach house & getting into new things.

We only did one full day on the beach because Hatch wasn't a huge fan. He didn't like the ocean one bit & honestly it was a lot of stuff for two people to drag down to the beach with a baby in hand. We would go down to the beach at night when there were less people & by the last night he was enjoying the sand a lot more but the water not so much! We spent most of our days at the pool relaxing, playing at the play ground & going for long walks in the stroller. He loves people watching & seeing cars go by. It's funny how the little things fascinate these little ones! We dined out for dinner twice & both times HT was great!! We ventured out for a lunch date one afternoon & he wasn't happy at all. Mommy & Hatch headed back home early & Daddy brought Mommy's lunch back to her at the house. Flexibility is key with small tots!

We had so much fun watching him experience new things & I'm so thankful that we were able to take this little trip & get away as a family for a few days! It was nice for it to just be the three of us with no work & no chores to do. It was the life!!

Here are some pictures from our first official family vacation! :)