Bracelets, Reading, and Shells in Panama City

If you've never heard of a Rainbow Loom, then you don't have a little girl. I discovered this just before we left so I asked Rick to pick one up so Millie could work on it on our trip. She loves crafty things. I think I underestimated how much she would love this, though. Millie drove us so crazy when we first left (4am) about wanting to start making them that I hooked my book light to the back of my chair so she could see to make one. For 10 hours straight on the way down, she made bracelets. The really odd thing is, for 10 hours straight, Reed watched her make bracelets. I had so many activities for them to work on and do and they didn't even open their boxes I packed for the car ride. We had to search out a craft store in Huntsville so she could buy more supplies and again in Panama City because she needed more colors.

Reed even got in on the fun and can make them too.

Every afternoon we'd come in and Reed would take a nap and Millie would work in her journal and read. Reed usually worked in his journal a little bit every day as well.

In the mornings they loved to collect shells.

We all had a great time and the kids are already driving me nuts wanting to know when we are going back. I haven't told them yet that I'm going back to FL in January but not them. It won't go over well now that they know what they are missing out on.