Vacation!

Panama City - 2011






This was the first time the Anderson's went to Panama City. I will just say we were unimpressed and this is also probably the last time we will go there. (Yes, I know it's a party town. It can't be spring break all the time. They've had since April to clean up the mess - it's August!)









We went with Tiffany, Eddie and their kids (Heaven, Hope and Michael) and my sister Dianna and her daughter Darby. All of us stayed in one condo and more people we knew stayed in another condo at the same complex.





The weather was not great - you know how it rains a little in Florida everyday, then in five minutes it's all good? Not so much. This week, it stormed for hours everyday and lightning means closing all pools, even indoor ones, per Florida state law. So, we had to come up with fun activities on the fly. Luckily all the kids got along beautifully - they all played nicely and quietly. We were amazed! They watched movies, played DS, even did makeovers!









We went to a state park (St. Andrew's) and swam in a lagoon, we found Nemo, and went to an alligator preserve and saw alligators. (The gators are in the water. Jackson can see them, Parker cannot, but claims he can.) Grossly, there was solidified chunks of oil washing up on the beach so we left. Here's a rare shot of me on the other side of the camera.















Go Karts were the popular nightly activity - every kid loved them. This was the first year the kids were all big enough to drive them, except Parker. He had to ride with someone and he was a little frustrated by that. When it was his turn to pick the activity, he chose putt putt and everyone loved that too.







When we were leaving the hotel as a group, I'd say "2204 (room number) - line up!" and they all lined up from smallest to tallest, so Parker, Michael, Jackson, Darby, Hope, then Heaven. We could SO rock 6 kids!





Look - they taught my baby to gamble! The best part? He's good at it! Beginner's luck, maybe?



These are from Sharky's - it's a local place - we ate there twice, Jackson at there three times! (He went once before we got there, he rode with Dianna and Darby.) The first time we went, Parker fell off a bench/bar stool and hit his head... but STILL wanted to go back!








We will probably not go back to Panama, but there's a good probability we will vacation with Tiffany and Dianna again! We all had a blast. Don't judge us! (PS, the kids' drinks were obviously non-alcoholic. We're fun, not stupid.) We spent more time in the pool and hot tub, which was HUGE and Parker called, "the hot one" due to the crappy weather, big waves, and too much gunk in the water.