The Holtman Family: Summer Vacation

(7/16/11-7/23/11) We took our first family vacation this summer to Destin, Florida. When I say family I mean FAMILY! Both sets of Grandparents and all of Harlan's aunts, uncles and cousins were there, 22 people in total. When we first decided to take this trip, everyone was going to fly to Destin and we were going to rent a car when we got there. Well, when we really started thinking about how much STUFF we needed, Corey and Uncle Billy decided to take one for the team and drive. I think we might have been the first family to ever rent a Uhaul for a one week vacation! ;) We all stayed in one big amazing house right on the beach. We pretty much relaxed all week and would walk out to the beach as we felt like it. Some of the group went deep sea fishing and snorkeling. Other than that it was hanging out at the beach all day and just enjoying the view. It was so fun to take Harlan into the ocean for the first time and let him play in the sand. He is definitely a water baby, he would instantly relax when we took him out into the water. He loved it when we would hold him up in the air and splash him back down into the water. Needless to say, Harlan got all kinds of attention all week long, and mommy and daddy had a plenty of babysitters. We all had such a great time and feel so lucky to have such a wonderful and fun FAMILY!!!

Here are just a few pics of the thousands we took... mostly of Harlan of course. (professional beach pictures coming soon)