Monday, February 8, 2010

I am so sorry!

How rude am I? I'm such a slacker.

Anyway, my parents went to the Gulf Shores for the month of January to take full advantage of their retirements. Every time I talked to my mom, she would go on and on and on about how beautiful it was and how much she wished we could have made it down. I finally got sick of being jealous and booked a flight for the kids and I to go down. Zac had class that weekend, so he was stuck here. We left Thursday morning and stayed through Sunday and helped pack up and drove back with them. The kids had a great time. The highlight was probably the Go-Kart place. It was huge, had an enormous arcade, and we had the whole place to ourselves! The weather was a bit warmer than here, and the beach was beautiful.
It was an interesting trip home. It was about 14 hours of driving time, and we had about 8 stops before we even made it to the interstate. We weren't quite on the same potty schedule, but once we got that under control, it was a pretty smooth ride. The kids aren't normally the best travellers (like we pull out of the driveway, and they wonder how long it will take to get to Walmart...which is about 4 miles away) but they did awesome! It was a great time and we can't wait to go again next year!
Okay - in order to just get this post up, I'm putting the pictures in no particular order. I'm sure there is an easy way to do it, but I've never figured it out. You'll just have to imagine what order they all go in!


Game face...







Grandpa time...

Cartwheels...




Seashells...

Sandcastles...

So close to the beach...about 50 steps off the elevator!

Amazing sunsets...
We did miss daddy...
Big waves...
Grandma time...



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome! :)
Laura S.

Heather said...

FUN TIMES! And how awesome is it that your parents are enjoying their retirement with fun trips like that! :)

We have talked a few times about going to the Gulf Shores, Ryan hasn't been down since his relief work with FEMA after Katrina, so creating some happy memories there would be good. ;) Glad you had a great time!

Anonymous said...

My in-laws live not far from the Gulf Shores so I get to go down to the area all the time. We love the beach and the weather feels so nice coming from Illinois. There is lots to do on the way down as well. We have memberships to the US Rocket and Space Center in Huntsville, AL. Your kids would love it!

Glad you had fun!
Joanna Graham