In August we decided that we desperately needed a vacation. We had planned on going to South Padre until we looked at their prices and realized that they were outrageous for a Texas beach. Lets get real.......South Padre isn't as cool as they make it out to be. So we had kind of given up on our vacation plans all together when my cousin Shay's wife, Jenny, called and asked if we wanted to go to Destin Florida with them. I had never heard of Destin before but the price was right! After looking at pictures of Destin on the internet we were sold! It is gorgeous. Only problem in this was that we needed to leave in two days! Steven managed to get off work and I packed and planned a 12 hour car ride with 4 kids. I must admit I was a little nervous. This is where I now thank the TV Gods who invented car tv/dvd. Thank you so very much you saved our entire vacation! We actually enjoyed the drive to Destin with all 4 kids. At times it was a pain but over all we had such a fun time. We convinvced the kids to look for alligators pretty much the whole way through Lousinana which they thoroughly enjoyed! Once in Destin it was Heaven! The beaches are gorgeous. White sand and blue/green water. I could actually see my feet when I got into the water. So different from a Texas beach that looks a little more like chocolate milk than water! We rented a 4 bedroom house just one block from the beach. Each family only paid $250! You can't get any better than that. Most beach cities don't have much to do other than go to the beach but we loved Destin. They had any restaurant that you can think of (PF Changs, Ruby Tuesday, Chilis, etc. Plus all their local seafood places) They had great shopping and many fun amusement park type places. The kids were able to go to an alligator farm and pet baby alligators. The babies were only 2 months but did so good. We went to the beach every morning after breakfast and then again each afternoon after lunch & naps. They sat in their bouncy seats under an umbrella and slept. We are so excited that we found a new place to vacation! If you are thinking of going on a trip Destin is wonderful and if you wait until the 2nd week of August you can get amazing deals!