All Good Things Must Come to An End

Saturday was our final day at the beach and we took one last time to walk on the beach, look for more seashells and take a few final pictures of our vacation.
We took one last daytime trip to the beach and the little water and after lunch we went to Scoops for some ice cream. That night, mom cooked chicken, fish and a few fixins for our last good meal of vacation and we went for one final evening walk on the beach.
Sunday is traveling day and when we get home, we know what that means ...

NO MORE DIAPERS...stick around and check back soon -- this could get fun

Friday Fun Day

Friday morning featured another trip to the beach and pool and much fun for everybody. Friday after nap time we took the Dennies to Bahama Bob's for another round of Bob's famous coconut fried shrimp and then it was back to the condo.

Mom had the idea of doing one of those cheesy family-at-the-beach-all-dressed-in-white pictures. Dad wasn't too crazy about it at first, but when he saw how many other dads had to do it, he figured it wasn't all that bad. After all, Dad had to get some wear out of that white shirt we bought at Wal-Mart Thursday since he forgot to pack a white one for pictures. Millie wasn't too crazy about the sand this time and it's awfully hard to get everybody ready for pictures on the sand when we don't like touching the sand, but juice boxes, bubbles, and the promise of a "prize" from Mrs. Tara if the kids were good did the trick.

Good day, good pictures, good times.

Throw Down Thursday!!

Thursday was a light day for the camera, but it wasn't a light day for activity. After playing at the beach and looking for more seashells, we took another trip to the pool. After showers, baths and other ways to get sand out of our bodies and clothes, we took a late lunch to Lambert's, home of the throwed rolls. Mom ate a hamburger, Carter helped her, Dad ate fried chicken, Carter helped him, too, and Millie stuck with the Cheerios. We took a trip to Wal-Mart, went back to the condo, swam in the pool for a little bit and called it a night.

Big day planned for Friday.

A(nother) Day At The Beach

Wednesday was the day that we hit the beach hard rather than hardly hitting the beach. Millie took some cute pictures with mom while Carter and daddy played in the little water.

Carter and the sand have become friends now and the hunt for seashells is on!!That afternoon we welcomed the Dennies who brought playmates for Carter and Millie in the form of Reagan and Anderson. The party has just started.

Day Two in Paradise

Day two was a little bit different than the first day. Dad met up with cousins Reed and Patrick to take in a round of golf early that morning, so Mom, Carter and Millie hung our for most or the day. After hanging out in the condo, the trio headed to a shoe store to look for some sandals mom saw a friend wearing and then piddled around Gulf Shores for a little bit.

That afternoon we all headed to Orange Beach to go to Doc's Seafood and Oyster Shack for an early supper and hit the Tanger Outlet Malls to see what sales Gymboree had in store for Carter and Millie.

Nothing big on day two, just a nice day of whatever we wanted to do.

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.

Vacation at the Beach - Sort of :)

After our Father's day lunch we changed clothes, loaded the van, and began our trip to Gulf Shores. A whole week of relaxing on the beach of the Gulf of Mexico was ahead of us, right? In a few years, maybe.

Our trip down on Sunday afternoon could not have been any better. With departure time from Arkadelphia lining up with nap time for the kiddos, we drove all the way to Jackson, MS, before the troops arose. We stopped to stretch our legs, get gas and run around a little bit and Carter and Millie decided they wanted to drive the rest of the way.

After loading back up, we were introduced to the world of Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, Doc and the quest for the Piston Cup as the wonderful world of in-car (or van) DVDs took us the next two hours to Magee, Mississippi, where KFC awaited. After a finger lickin' and diaper changin' good time, we loaded up again, watched the kids fall asleep through the rear-view mirror and drove the rest of the way to Gulf Shores.

Half a day down, six and a half to go.