We went to Orange Beach at the beginning of June. I must say this was one of the best beach trips we have had in a long time because the kids are getting more independent. In the past John Evan has refused to wear floaties or any kind of floating device therefore I am a nervous wreck when he is in the water. Also, Sydney has never gone under water and was scared to death to do so. Not on this trip! Sydney can go under water (holding her nose) and swim without floaties and John Evan can swim with floaties. It was wonderful! I could actually hang out in the pool without a child clinging to me and could actually go under water myself without living in fear that one of mt kids were going to drown. I am so proud of them!
So, we stayed in a condo on the beach for 4 nights. Chris's mother and step-dad were there for 2 nights and then the last night we stayed in their camper.
Sydney holding her nose getting ready to jump in.
One of Chris's favorite places to eat is Tacky Jack's. It is a really neat place-John Evan loved sitting by the water and watching the boats.
My little man and his floaties. He still mostly hung out by the ladders-but did really good!
They both loved the ocean and the sand. The first time JE got some salt water in his mouth he said "Ew-what flavor is this?"
We got soaked riding the bumper boats. Our plan was to stay away from the waterfalls so we wouldn't get wet-little did we know the middleschoolers would have a blast soaking us. Poor Chris-his water would only shoot straight up so he couldn't get anybody back.
pop with the kids
YaYa with Sydney
They were worn out everyday! JE fell asleep on the couch while we were getting ready for dinner.
Our condo had a splash pad
The first day we unloaded the car and went straight out to the ocean for them to see. They loved running around and ended up getting soaked!
JE was trying to do everything SK did.
LOVE this picture! Looks like she is doing a yoga pose.
face painting from Evan's birthday party. He is a friend from the gym and he had a clown doing face painting.
more to come....
2 comments:
Looks like ya'll had a great time! Makes me want to go back! Your kids look like they belong on the beach!
Valoree
Wow looks like yall had a great time. Yall are such a cute family. Love the pics of JE and Sydney on the beach and the pic looks all professional. They are so beautiful.
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