Debby Downer - Day 1 and 2

As we were heading to Destin last week we were anxiously watching the weather and trying to figure out what Tropical Storm Debby was going to do.  The closer we got to Sandestin the more clouds we saw and as we arrived at our hotel it was raining.  On our ride down Handley and Harper took turns riding in Parker's car to help keep him entertained for the ride down.

The poor bellman was determined to get all the stuff from both cars onto one cart.  This wasn't even all of it!  

Watching the weather reports the meteorologist basically didn't know what direction it was going to head, but what they did know was that the storm was stationary and not going anywhere anytime soon.  We contemplated heading home and rescheduling our trip for another time, but I'm so very glad we decided to wait it out.  The rest of Sunday was rainy and very windy.  The next morning after breakfast we decided to walk out on the beach and assess our options.  There were double red flags meaning the water was off limits.  While we were out there the sun poked out quickly so we made the decision to change into our swimsuits and at least let the kids play in the sand.  The gusts of wind were really strong and law enforcement kept driving up and down the beach warning people to stay out of the water, but we enjoyed the beach for a few hours and Hudson even snuck in a little nap.

After that we made our way to the pool for lunch and a little swimming before heading to the rooms so the kids could rest.  By dinner time the sun was shining and we made our way to the famous "Back Porch" over looking the beach.  The kids had fun sitting in the giant chair out front and loved their kids meals served in souvenir frisbees.

When we got back to our rooms we saw a big rainbow over the ocean.  We took that as our sign that the weather was going to turn out in our favor and the rest of our week would be sunny and beautiful.