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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Orange Beach

Our neighbors may live in North Alabama, but I've always suspected their hearts and health still yearn for sea air and coastal living. This year they followed their hearts and purchased a cozy vacation home just a stone's throw from the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico. Since it's not inhabited year round (yet), Tim volunteered to mow the grass while they were away. I just knew he'd be lonely (and hungry) so far from home and working so hard so I volunteered to go with him. Well we couldn't leave the kids to fend for themselves so we decided they needed to come along too. We're quite responsible like that! One excellent quality about vacationing at the beach is.... it's FREE! No charge to get covered in grit sand and green mush seaweed from head to toe 
and in the hair 
and between the toes
and in every nook and cranny.
To top things off we found a family willing to spend a whole week in our awesome presence. So 2 van loads with 4 adults and 7 children spent a week terrorizing soaking up the gulf coast. Here's a picture BLITZ of our wonderful vacation to the coast.

super excited for beach excursions

 family 

 enjoying the boats coming in the harbor while getting our seafood fix

 my honey BOO and me

 need I explain??!

the close up...

its not all sand and waves 

 delight

you never outgrow swinging

sand and diapers leave a messy bum that's why we have stock in oatmeal!

ready for the beach

never ending sand box 

 brave enough to go in the ocean alone!

only brave when daddy is holding me!
shirts are optional even off the sandy shores!

 more sand sand sand...

attempting to avoid sand for a few minutes 

how does it taste?

more sand...

 the ocean swimmer

 heavy equipment at work here

 ready to go crash!

 that's us!

 buh-bye folks!

2 comments:

A. Renee said...

You've got me wishing for sand between my toes!

Heather M. said...

I have plenty left in my van...enough to make a sand castle no doubt! LOL!! ;)