The Beach~Tuesday

We got up early and were planning on being gone by 8am, it was actually closer to 9. . .it was hard to leave when this is what you are leaving!

That's right. Gorgeous day. . Sunshine and no wind.

We thought it was going to be a pretty good day. When we passed by the Krispy Kreme doughnut in Foley the "Hot" doughnut sign was on! So, of course we had to stop in and have some little pieces of heaven!! That was where the good day ended however. I won't go into the gory details but sometime after lunch Stratton "got sick" in the car and we ended up having to run into a Walmart to get supplies to clean it up and a new car seat. I rode most of the rest of the way home in the backseat- just incase in happened again. Luckily it never did. We got home a little before 9pm! What a LONG day! We were exhausted! And oh goody. . .we had to get up and go to work the next day.

I'm glad we got to get away and Jarrod didn't have to use any of his vacation time. I just wish the weather had been a little more cooperative and the trip home had been better! Oh well better luck next time!

The Beach~ Monday

It looked so much nicer! There were even bouts of sunshine! Mom and Dad went out and walked down the beach and they got a little sunburned! However, this was short-lived and worse, the wind was blowing so hard that you couldn't stand being on the beach! The sandblasting was painful!!

We thought if we stuck S behind one of the boxes they use to put the beach chairs in we could get him out of the wind- wrong. The wind was blowing from both directions, there was no escaping it!

We played in the pool for awhile and then went in to get cleaned up. We went into Gulf Shores for dinner at the Original Oyster House- it was really good. There were a couple of little shops beside it that we ventured in after we ate. Stratton like the old and out of order helicopter. . . .

The ONLY family pic we got!

We ran by one of those souvenir shops so Stratton could get a seashell, since we didn't get to look for them on the beach. I was hesitant to go back the condo that night because I wasn't looking forward to packing and leaving early Tuesday morning. But when you have a 2 year old you can't stay out all night!

The Beach~Sunday

Sunday we got up and headed into Gulf Shores for church. After church we had brunch at the Louisiana Lagniappe, it was soo good! We had a great view of SanRoc Cay Harbour and Stratton liked looking at all the huge boats. It was actually really clear and sunny when we left for church but by the time we got done eating it was getting cloudy and rainy again. So we decided that we might as well hit the outlets. Unfortunately, that didn't go any better! I always find some really good deals, but for some reason it just wasn't my day!

We got back to the condo about 4pm and were going to have dinner at the Beach Club's restaurant. In the meantime, some teenager decided to get in the water and got out too far which caused a major rescue operation. A rescue swimmer saved 2 (one of the teens and the mom that tried to go out after them) of them, but they never found the 3rd. We discovered later that he was a 16 year old. It was really sad to watch.

 

The Beach~ Saturday

A little beach time in the morning was again spoiled by rain!

So we decided it would be a good day to spend indoors at the National Aviation Museum. We also took Stratton to his first IMAX movie  . .. and he loved it!

It was POURING rain when we left but we decided to eat at the Hangout anyway. Poor Jarrod was absolutely soaking wet after dropping us off and picking us up! After dinner we needed more milk so they guys ran into a Walgreens and got drenched! I have NEVER seen it rain that hard anytime anywhere! It was an interesting ride back to Fort Morgan with all the rain! But we got back safe and sound.

The Beach~ Friday

We decided {really} last minute to take advantage of the time Jarrod would be off for Labor day and make a quick trip to the beach. If you know me, you know I can't go a whole year without some beach time! Mom and Dad were planning on taking some time off that weekend as well so we asked them to go with us. It worked out really well, with the exception of Stratton not even caring that Jarrod and I were around! haha!

We left Thursday afternoon around 1:30pm and only made 2 stops! We made it all the way to Jackson before making the first stop! Stratton slept most of the way! we made it to Fort Morgan, where mom and dad were already, about 11pm. The best day was Friday. The skies were really cloudy and it rained on and off, but the wind wasn't that bad and we actually got to play on the beach a little.

Building a sand castle

The 1st sand castle got destroyed by an incoming wave!

Ominous looking clouds

Chasing seagulls!

We went to Lulu's for supper