Long time, no blog posts....we had a very busy Spring and end-of-school year, and our summer has been off to a fun start! After a not-so-great Spring break (hello flu), the winter that never seemed to end, and considering it might be a while before we will be ready for another beach vacation after the new baby comes, we decided we needed to get away for a week. Many of my coworkers visit the Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area of Alabama so we thought we'd give it a try.
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| lunch stop somewhere in Kentucky |
Overall the 13 hour drive went well (minus a few cranky moments from Miles). Thank goodness for Kindles! We spent the night at an Embassy Suites outside Birmingham to break up the drive a bit. The following morning we finished the drive into Gulf Shores, stopped to stock up on groceries, and made our way to our beachfront condo. After getting settled, we headed out to Tacky Jacks for dinner where the kids loved playing in the sand pit while we waited for a table. After dinner, we had planned on swimming, but heavy rains and a thunderstorm kept us in for the night.
The rest of our time was spent bouncing between the beach and the condo's two pools. Oh and eating. Like a lot of fried food and ice cream. Did you know Alabama has the highest rate of diabetes?
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| Foam Party at The Hangout after dinner :) |
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| Up and ready to get outside! |
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| Crazy milkshakes at The Yard |
We did encounter some nasty storms while we were in Gulf Shores - the weather was a bit unpredictable, but we were still able to get in a lot of outside time. We got very good at packing up all our beach toys in a hurry!
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| Elsa loved her bunk beds at the condo! |
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| our 14th floor balcony |
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| dinner at Luna's |
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| Pool Time! |
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| Our little fish! |
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| Can't go south without breakfast at Waffle House! |
Our last evening in Gulf Shores we had dinner at Lulu's. They had lots of things for the kids to do while we waited for a table and live music. Afterwards we visited the state park area that was on the beach near our condo. Miles loved finally getting to walk over the bridge that went over the highway we'd driven past so many times!
The drive home was pretty uneventful - we hit a little more traffic, but nothing major. It was a fun week, but we were happy to be home sleeping in our own beds!
