Gulf Shores- we more than survived!

Part of us thought we were CRAZY to attempt a beach trip with a not-quite 2 year old and a 4 month old with no grandparent help. Molly had a miserable time last year at the beach, and the girl can't ride to church without asking 10 times to get "OUT!". So, an 8 hour car ride seemed a bit far-fetched. However, we booked a great condo online, got in the car, hooked up a portable DVD player, and headed to Gulf Shores anyway. And we are sure glad we did. The only bad part was thinking 4 days was long enough!

Here are some pictures from our AMAZING vacation as a family of four. We will definitely be making this a yearly tradition.

We didn't get many picture of the condo, but this was our bedroom looking out at the beach.

Great way to wake up each morning!

The very early mornings were some of my favorite times. I would head outside with Graham, a cup of coffee, and a good book. He'd usually drift off for a morning nap.

When he'd wake up, sometime he'd enjoy some snuggle time.

Molly LOVED eating her meals out on the balcony. She was always so messy when she was finished.

This picture was taken right before we headed to the beach for the first time.

Molly was really excited to get out there to the water.

Graham was trying on his new hat to make sure it fits.

Molly with her Daddy. She thinks he hung the moon!

Graham wasn't impressed at all with the beach. He hung out for the most part, and took a few little naps, but was a bit eager to get back inside.

It took some definite coercing to get Molly to go near the water. The sand was a bit much for her. She learned to enjoy it by the end of the trip though.

We had a little photo shoot before dinner the last night. I love these little outfits I bought the kids. I thought they looked so cute in them!