- [Raven] Keep going.
If you're gonna be in
front, you gotta walk fast.
- [PJ] Careful, don't fall now.
- [Raven] What's going on?
- Lizard.
- Here she goes.
One step, two step.
Three step, four, oh my goodness,
she stands up in the pool!
(fun, funky music)
Hey guys, before we get into
this vlog, I just wanted
to assure you that my
family and I did take all
of the necessary safety precautions
when going on this trip.
We wanted to make sure that
we keep each other safe
and healthy, as well as
all the people around us.
So of course, when traveling,
we wore masks, we sanitized,
we stayed away from other
people, social distanced.
And also, we did quarantine
before all getting together
and only brought those of us together
who had been tested, who were quarantined,
and who were comfortable coming together.
For example, my grandmother
did not come on this trip
for a reason.
So just wanted to put
all of that out there.
Also, remind you guys to
please wear your mask,
social distance, and please only do things
in small groups of people
who have been quarantining
or who have tested negative.
(bright, danceable music)
Hey, guys.
I'm somewhere.
Can you guess what kind
of climate I am in?
Look at the decor, look
at the color scheme.
I'll give you another hint over here.
Take a guess, where could I be?
Here's another hint over here.
I'm in Florida!
We're doing a little mini
family vacation, after all.
I look crusty, I just woke up.
We arrived last night, slept
in a little bit this morning.
Just woke up.
I'm about to go upstairs
and eat some breakfast,
but I wanted to start off this vlog.
We had this big giant family
vacation planned to Florida.
I rented this huge house.
I'm about to give you guys a house tour.
This house is huge, it
literally sleeps 16 people.
And there is literally an elevator.
So that tells you what kinda house it is.
And we were just planning
this big family vacation.
Oh my God, gonna be so fun.
Ziya's first time to
the beach, but you know,
certain things happened in the world
and certain things just
messed up our plans.
And a lot of people either did
not feel comfortable coming,
understandably, could not come, just mm.
So we went from, I think,
having 14 people coming
on this big trip to now,
it's only five of us.
Ziya and the new baby, Bella.
So, you know, we're just chilling.
(bright, danceable music)
Are you excited, Ziya?
First time to the beach, you're about
to go see the beach for
the very first time.
On this trip, we have
me and Ziya of course,
my mom and my dad, and we have Ashley here
and Bella, the newest edition.
And then, PJ.
There's my dad, he was
walking out the house.
And this is the back view of the house
with all these porches and balconies.
I feel like this vlog is gonna
kinda be all over the place
'cause I'm not being a great vlogger.
I'm trying to, you know,
(baby screams)
relax, enjoy,
have an actual vacation and
not be so focused on vlogging.
But of course, still vlog for you guys.
So sorry if the footage is kind of spotty,
but this is our first time walking over
to the beach since we've been here.
- [Ashley] Woo, my legs are hurting.
- [Raven] Already?
We took 10 steps.
(laughs)
- Yeah, I got a extra package, though.
- [Raven] Look both ways
before you cross the street.
- Start walking.
Start walking, they're gonna stop for you.
- Go ahead.
- Will they?
- Oh, they stop.
- [Raven] It's a little pathway over here.
Keep going.
If you're gonna be in
front, you gotta walk fast.
- [PJ] Careful, don't fall now.
- What's goin' on?
- Lizard.
(scary piano music)
- We've been outside for two seconds
and people are already saying,
"My legs hurt, it's lizards, it's stairs."
Not the most outdoorsy family.
Well, PJ is extremely outdoorsy.
I like to think I'm pretty outdoorsy.
I'm trying to teach Ziya to
be outdoorsy, but my mom, no.
Oh wow, and look, here we are.
So our house is just across
the street from the beach,
not beach front, but you
know, it's double the price
for beach front so we
get what we could get.
Look Ziya, you've never stepped
on sand like this before.
What do you think?
(dings)
Thumbs up.
Look out there, you see the whole ocean?
Is that crazy?
Y'all know Ziya is very hard to impress.
Everybody got their umbrellas.
It's been a long time since I've been
to a beach, too, actually since.
No, not that long, actually.
I went to Jamaica kinda recently.
You wanna take your shoes off?
Is it hard to walk with those on?
You can take 'em off and hold 'em.
The sand feels nice on your toes.
What do you think?
(dings)
You like it?
Wow, first time at the beach.
(chuckles) I'm trying to
get a reaction out of her,
but y'all know, she's
excited on the inside.
Ashley, lagging behind with the baby.
Is this gonna be our spot,
is this a good spot, Ziya?
- Do you like the sand?
(birds calling)
- Baby doll loves the sand.
- [Raven] She loves the sand?
What do you think, is
this what you thought
the beach would be like?
- I'mma come out here early
and stake us out a spot.
- [Raven] Woo, look!
Gotta dip your toes in.
(waves crashing)
- Wanna get wet a little bit?
- [Raven] Here, hold my hand.
I won't let go of you.
We're just gonna go just right here.
That's all we're gonna go.
We're not gonna make you go
all the way in the ocean.
(waves crashing drowns out voice)
What?
- I don't want to go in the water.
- [Raven] I just wanted you
to feel what it feels like.
- No, I want to build
sandcastles, not go in the water.
- But you know, you need water
to build a sandcastle, you
can't make it with dry sand.
You need wet sand.
So you're gonna have to go in the water
and fill up your little
bucket with some water.
(fun, bright music)
Don't y'all be saying
nothing in the comments
about my brother, that's nasty.
(fun, bright music)
We're heading back, now.
Ziya, Grammy, Ashley, and Bella went back
before us because Ziya was getting grumpy.
I'm really trying to
encourage her to, you know,
try new things, be excited,
be brave, be adventurous.
Don't be prissy, don't be uppity,
but she was like, "(groans)
The sand, (groans) the water,
(groans) this, (groans) that,
I wanna go back inside."
I'm like, "Come on now, baby steps."
Maybe it was overwhelming.
It was her first time to the beach today.
So she played, she built
sandcastles for a little bit.
Then, she started getting grumpy.
So Grammy took her back to the house.
Me, my dad, and my brother
stayed out here a little longer
and actually like swam in the ocean.
I saw some fish, saw some jellyfish.
Thought we saw a stingray, but we didn't.
And now, we're heading back
and it's about lunchtime.
So hopefully Grammy we'll have
something together for lunch.
Maybe Ziya needs to take a
nap so she could calm down.
And then, maybe we'll just go in the pool
at the house for a little bit.
(reverberant R&B music)
You came and put your jammies on, already?
Jammies?
- I said, "What about the
sandcastle building contest?"
"We had it, already."
- [Raven] That was not
the sandcastle contest.
That was just a practice run.
You barely made one castle.
You know we're gonna be
here for a couple more days
and we wanna go to the beach every day.
- No, I'm tired of it.
- You're tired of it?
- Mm-hm.
- You barely went.
That was enough beach for the
whole trip or just for today?
- That was it.
- [Raven] Huh?
- That was it.
- [Raven] Huh?
- That was it.
- That was it, but are you
just tired of the beach
for today or for the whole trip?
Will you go back to the beach tomorrow?
- No.
- No?
Yes you will, we're all gonna go back.
- No, I don't want--
- And what about the pool?
We haven't even tried the pool yet.
How 'bout that?
- Mm.
- [Raven] No?
Well, what are you gonna
do on this beach vacation?
- Just go in the pool a
little bit tomorrow and relax.
- Go in the pool a little bit tomorrow?
- I'm goin' tonight.
- How 'bout later today?
- Mm, no.
- No?
- Probably tonight.
- [Raven] Tonight?
We'll go in the pool tonight?
- Mm-hm.
And then, we'll go to
the beach again tomorrow?
- Mm-hm.
- [Raven] Okay.
- Like Grammy said.
- [Raven] Like Grammy said?
So you only wanna do what Grammy does?
- Mm-hm.
- Is that the thing?
- If you can't keep up with Grandma,
I don't know who you can keep up with
'cause Grandma ain't doin' too much.
- [Raven] Well, what kind
of things did you think
we were gonna do on this beach trip?
- Eat lunch and go to the
beach and go to the pool
in night time.
- [Raven] Yeah, so we gotta
do all those things, right?
And we're gonna have a good attitude
about it and be happy about it?
Okay, Grammy is cookin'
up some chicken wings.
- And I had some plantains that
were going ripe at my house.
(resonant music)
- What's it like to be
a big girl, cousin Ziya?
I'm gonna be big like you in four years.
'Cause she not even one and you're four.
- [Grammy] Ya know, just four years ago,
you used to look just like that.
(reverberant R&B music)
- [Raven] So we had lunch.
I came out here to lay out.
I invited the crew to join me by the pool.
Ziya said, she wanted to
leave her footie pajamas on.
She came back from the
beach, put pajamas on
and I'm like, "It's hot outside.
You're gonna want to put
shorts and a tee shirt on."
She's like, "No, I wanna wear this."
This child.
It's 90 degrees, sunny.
It looks like she don't
wanna play by the pool.
Okay, Grammy got Ziya
to put a swimsuit on.
So she don't look so ridiculous
and have a freaking heat stroke.
That's much better, huh,
you more comfortable?
Meanwhile...
- Not even, don't!
Don't show my shape.
- It's a flattering angle.
- Oh okay, good.
- [Raven] Let's show the
vlog what you just did.
I missed it with the camera,
they're gonna wanna see that.
That was amazing.
There we go.
- Okay, come get it from me.
The starfish, the starfish is swimming.
Come save me, Ziya.
Come save me, Ziya!
- Here she goes.
One step, two step.
Three step, four, oh my goodness,
she stands up in the pool!
- Yeah.
- No floaty, wow.
- What a big girl.
Only this side, though.
(splashes)
- [Raven] Yeah, I think
the other end is deeper,
but you can stand up on this end.
- I'm gonna catch this starfish.
- [Raven] Gonna do it again?
- Save me, save me, woo.
- [Raven] Wow, so brave
getting in the pool.
- Gonna get you, little guy.
- [Raven] Woo, you went far out that time.
- Yay, can you swim back?
Swim, swim, swim, swim. (laughs)
- [Raven] Great job, Ziya.
This is big progress, by the way you guys,
'cause earlier she was not even
wanting to put her feet in.
- Gotcha, little guy.
- Swim back to shore.
Swim back to shore.
- Move those legs.
Move those legs.
- [Raven] Great job.
- [Ziya] One, two, three!
(splashes)
- [Grammy] Oh my goodness.
- [Ziya] Ta-dah.
(sensual R&B music)
(record scratches)
(grunting awkwardly)
(Ziya shouting)
(playfully whimsical music)
(shrieks)
Camera fell through the hole.
- Nice try.
(splashes)
Who's gonna get it first?
I got it!
(reverberant, upbeat music)
- Good morning, so it is day 2.
Well technically, day three,
but second full day here
in Destin, Florida at the beach house.
Yesterday, when we were
outside playing in the pool
and I was tanning, I
had my camera out there.
And then, somehow I forgot my camera,
sitting out there next to the pool.
And then, it did rain
last night. (chuckles)
And then, I was looking for
my camera and I was like,
"I know I brought it
in, where did I put it?"
So I searched this whole big old house.
Couldn't find it.
Then, it hit me.
"I think you left it outside
when you were tanning earlier."
And it did rain.
It was actually still
raining when I ran out there
and yes indeed, this camera
was sitting out there,
getting rained on and it was
all wet all up in the crevices.
So I brought it in here
and I blow dried it
and I opened up all the compartments
and let it sit overnight.
And it still works.
- Yay!
- So word to the wise, always keep track
of your vlogging camera
when you're on vacation.
But anyways, it is morning number two
and we are about to get
ready to head back over
to the beach, but I think real quick,
for the end of this vlog, I
wanna give you a house tour
because I never showed y'all
the full tour of the house.
Okay.
So here we are in Destin, Florida.
This is the surrounding neighborhood,
lots of palm trees and
nice bright sunny weather.
And this is our vacation home.
(calm, elegant music)
But no, I do not own this home yet.
I mean, I am looking into
owning a vacation home
or at least some vacation rental property
that we can use part of the year.
But no, it is not this home.
This is just basically an
Airbnb (chuckles) that we have
for the time being, but
a girl can dream, right?
So this is a three story, water view,
not waterfront, beachfront.
Beach view, not beach front home.
And it's a very nice,
like my favorite color,
mint green type of color.
Love that for me.
And so we walk up to
the front door, hello.
Hi, MTV, welcome to my vacation crib.
(record scratches)
Wait.
It's just locked me out. (laughs)
What?
Bruh.
This door automatically locks?
Okay, please hold.
(beeps)
So anyways, you walk
through the front door
and you're on the lower level,
which is actually not the main floor,
but this beach home has so
many little decor elements.
Like literally, I want y'all
to try to count the number
of signs and little beach
decorations everywhere.
Literally, they had to have
cleared out multiple Home Goods
to decorate this place, but
there is a staircase right here
because there's actually
three levels, like I said.
But on this level, you have
a nice little entry here.
Like I said, heavy on the beach decor.
Every little detail is
beachy, which I appreciate.
Mr. Lobster, seashells.
So on this level, we have the
washer and dryer, very nice.
Love the back splash.
We have a like bedroom slash living room
that actually has not been
used because we ended up
with far less people on
this trip than we thought.
So we just have extra rooms,
but this has a couch area, sitting area.
Actually two TVs in here, lots
of furniture, lots of space.
And this goes out to the pool
and then, there's the other TV
and then, really cute bunk
beds, nice built in bunk beds.
And these are like big size bunk beds.
I don't know what size mattress this is.
What's the one that's
smaller than a queen?
Full maybe?
So yeah, two full bunk beds right here.
And then, you have the
bathroom, which is closest
to the pool so this is
kinda like the pool bathroom
and this is the one that I've been using.
So please do not mind my mess.
We've already been here for two days,
but really cute beach theme everywhere,
and a really nice big shower here.
And just a nice spacious bathroom.
I love all the textures
and tiles and stuff.
I'm getting inspo for my
future vacation home maybe.
And then, the door that
leads out to the pool.
And then, on this side
you have the bedroom
that Ziya and I have been sleeping in.
So you've got, I think
this is a queen size bed
that I've been sleeping in and then,
the two big bunk beds just
like in the other room.
So Ziya's been sleeping right
there, perfect little setup.
She coulda definitely had her own room.
There's plenty of rooms in here,
but she wanted to be close to me.
So she's been in this
cute little cozy area.
Sandy toes and salty kisses.
And like I said, count the
number of freaking, like what?
Where did they get all this stuff?
Every single wall,
every single square foot
of this place has beach stuff on it.
Literally, where did
they get so many things?
Even on the floor, it's like
they ran out of wall space,
so they just started
putting it on the floor.
Really nice, and this door
also leads out to the pool.
And then, there's a nice
big closet right here.
So that's where we've been
keeping our suitcase and stuff.
So that's been our room.
Then, that's kind of like the
main door out to the pool.
So you've got a big patio.
So that's where our bedroom
leads out to this patio space,
but the patio goes all across
connecting the other bedrooms.
And then you've got
our pool, our backyard.
A nice sized pool, lots
of outdoor furniture
for outdoor dining, tanning.
That's where I was tanning
and where I forgot my camera
last night and it got rained on.
We grilled dinner the first night.
And so the beach is right over there.
You can't really see
it from this low down,
but you could see it from the upper patio.
And we have a little outdoor
shower section over here.
So when you come back from the beach,
you can spray off in the outdoor shower.
So much freakin' furniture.
I mean, this house sleeps 16 people.
Honestly, more than that if you wanted to,
but I think 16 is the
limit that they allow you
to have here, but there's so
much furniture everywhere.
More than enough seating for everyone.
'Cause with me furnishing
my home right now,
I'm just looking at all of this stuff
and wondering how much
they spent to furnish
and decorate this place
'cause this stuff ain't cheap.
Y'all know if you go to Home Goods,
this mirror could be $100.
(cash register dings)
That one seahorse can be $20.
(cash register dings)
There is an elevator behind this door,
but unfortunately, they're
not letting us use it.
So we haven't gotten to try it out,
but just a nice little feature.
So that's the lower level and
then, you go up the stairs
to I guess this would technically
be more of the main level,
up here, because this
is where the kitchen is.
So you've got more balconies
out the front of the house.
So this door goes to another balcony.
There's three balconies on the front,
three balconies on the back.
Or not balconies, but
balcony slash patios.
And you've got the living room.
Say "Hi," Ziya!
She's grumpy right now.
So this is a little living room space
where we've all been hanging out.
And then, the kitchen space.
A little bar, dining area,
again people, all the decor.
Three chandeliers (chuckles).
Nice size little kitchen
and it was all fully stocked
with all the appliances
and stuff like that.
We brought some our own stuff, you know?
And then, there's a big
balcony out back here.
So we ate dinner outside
the first night over here.
More seating area.
Ashley and the baby had
been sitting out here
and it goes all the way over here,
and this just overlooks the pool.
(resonant, funky music)
And that's where the
elevator would come up,
if we were allowed to use it.
So through here is a nice sized bedroom
with a queen size bed.
That's where Ashley and
the baby are in there.
I think they're taking a nap,
so I'm not gonna go in there,
but just imagine a nice
beachy themed bedroom,
and also a really nice bathroom.
And then, you go up another
level to the third story.
Peep these cool mirrors and chandelier.
I love these beaded chandeliers,
it's like the one that
I put in Ziya's room.
Go up to the third level and
there's a little mini bar,
kitchen right here with a wine fridge
and a sink and a coffee maker.
More beaded chandeliers everywhere.
One, two, decor on every little wall.
That just blows my mind.
Wow, how long did it
take them to set this up?
So there's a bedroom right here,
which is like a little kid's bedroom,
which this coulda also been for Ziya
if she wanted her own room, but you know.
So this room has not been touched.
It was just extra 'cause
unfortunately, the rest
of the family and friends did
not end up coming on the trip.
So yeah, but really cute, beachy
with the sea foam green color
scheme everywhere and then,
again, pretty much I think
every bedroom leads out
to a balcony or patio,
so there's another one.
And then, this is the master suite
where my parents have been
staying and they got their big,
I guess this is a king size
bed, leading out to the balcony.
They got a fireplace in here,
TV, lots of decor, of course.
And they've got the
master en suite bathroom
with the double sink vanity
and a nice big glass shower.
It's actually a two sided,
two person shower, very nice.
Look at all these mirrors
and stuff everywhere.
Just look at all this stuff,
I cannot stress that enough.
I don't know why, that is
just so mind blowing to me
that every square inch of this
place is decorated on theme.
Like what the heck, every square inch.
We got Miss Mermaid over here,
and that's just the closet.
And then, there's another
bedroom over here,
which is where my brother
has been sleeping.
I don't know if he's in here, PJ?
(crickets chirping)
(knocks)
No, I think he left us
and went to the beach,
but here's another big bed.
This is where my brother's been sleeping.
This is the flower room, I guess.
Little closet.
Again, leading out to a balcony.
Oh wow, I didn't even see
this before, honestly.
And then, another
bathroom for that bedroom.
Da da da, again, don't mind our mess.
We've been here for a while.
There's that.
That's where the elevator would come up.
That is it, I think.
I didn't show you all the balcony space,
it's kind of repetitive, you get the idea.
This house is huge.
I kept getting lost at first.
(popping)
It's really nice, it would
have been really nice
to have the whole extended
family and friends,
everybody here 'cause there's just more
than enough space for everybody.
We originally had planned for 14 people,
like I said, but you know, that's okay.
(reverberant, upbeat music)
