Panama City Beach

We just got back from a "mini" vacation in Panama City Beach. My dad had reserved a condo in Orange Beach awhile back for all of us (dad, kay, brad and family, and our crew) to go to for 3 nights, but because of the oil he changed it to Panama City. I was VERY impressed with Panama City and how clean and family friendly it was. We stayed at the condo for all of the 3 days just enjoying the beach, pool, and family time. After we checked out of the condo on Sunday, we went to a place called Pier Park. This is a HUGE outdoor shopping mall that has tons of shops, restaurants, and carnival rides for the children. My brother and his family and our crew went to let the kids ride the rides and eat lunch before we all headed home. I really thought that MV was not going to enjoy the rides because she still tends to get scared with those types of things, but to mine and Jim's amazement she BEGGED to go on all the rides...even the ferris(sp?) wheel. As you can see we had a great trip!