Beach Bums? Nah, Not Us

After a short night's sleep it was fun to be woken up by Carter and open the curtains to see his eyes light up when he saw the beach and ocean (I know it's not really an ocean, but it sounds better than gulf) for the first time.
After all of the build-up about going to the beach, it was finally time to introduce Carter and Millie to the wonderful world of sand, seashells, saltwater and sand. Mid-morning came, we loaded up our towels and tools (for sandcastle building, of course) and headed down the elevator to the beach where much fun awaited. By the time we got to the beach and found a spot 20 minutes later, Millie was ready for a nap and Carter was ready for the "little water" also known as a pool. First trip to the beach, no sand castles, lots of wasted sunscreen, and lots of sand in the swimsuit. Mommy and Millie headed upstairs for a nap and Carter and Daddy played in the little water until lunch time.

The afternoon storm set in over Gulf Shores, so mom headed to Wal-Mart for trip number one of the week and came back with all the beach gear we would need. Monday night we met up with our NWA family who were also in town for the week, ate at Bahama Bob's and then hit the beach for a night (short one) of crab hunting.

One full day down and five more to go. Surely we'll get more sand in our toes before the week is over.