September 3, 2012
On Monday morning, we woke up to cloudy skies. We had a bit of a slow morning around the condo playing, cleaning up a bit, and eating sausage rolls- yum! Then the kids started getting restless, so the guys took the kids to the indoor pool while Mommy waited on Kailyn to wake up from her morning nap. Once she woke up, Mommy and Kailyn took a stroll to the pool as well. By then, the sky was clearing so we visited for a few short minutes then turned around to come back upstairs to get ready for the beach! We spent the rest of the morning at the beach and had a fantastic time!! The kids had a blast, Kailyn took a long nap, and we even got some cute pictures. After nap time, we decided to try a family photo shoot. It just went ok. We got some good shots, but Caleb and Kailyn were not behaving well and would not cooperate. So we will try again very soon!! After taking a few pictures, we headed to Flounder's for dinner. It seemed strange for it to be day 3 and just be going to a restaurant for the first time this trip! It was a lot of fun, they have a playground in the back and they sat us at a table that was right beside it. The kids had fun playing and the adults enjoyed some great seafood. Both of our kids were still cranky, so we headed straight for baths and bedtime after returning from dinner. They both crashed!
September 2, 2012
On Sunday we were ready for some beach fun! We woke up, ate a quick breakfast, and hurried to get dressed, sunscreen on, and beach bags packed. Soon we were all 9 headed to the beach. Kailyn got to enjoy her first sand and beach experience- the girl loves the sand! But wants to eat it. So we learned that if she has her pacie, she won't try to put it in her mouth. But of course, Mommy hates that she has a pacie in a lot of the pictures, but what do ya do?! Caleb was excited to play in the sand but was not crazy about the ocean and waves. Someone has to be holding him to even get close to the "big water." We are hoping that as the trip progresses, he will warm up to it! After a big morning of sand and suds, we stopped by the pool for a short swim before lunch time. After naps, we headed back out to the beach for round 2! Uncle Josh and Grandad cooked us a yummy dinner of grilled fish and shrimp, baked potatoes, and corn on the cobb. It was nice to have a low key night at the condo, especially since the it was a holiday weekend and we figured the retaurants would be packed. We had a very slow, relaxing day to start our vacation. Ahh...lovin' the beach life!!
September 1, 2012
On Saturday morning, we headed off on our annual Gilmore family beach trip to Pensacola Beach, FL!! We got very lucky since we were coming just a few days after a hurricane had come by...we drove into sunny skies :) We left home around 9:30am, hit some bad traffic around the Cullman area, stopped for lunch, then gas, a grocery store trip at Publix on the way into town, then finally arrived at the Portofino resort a little after 5pm. It was a loooong day!! But the kids did fantastic on the drive, we couldn't have asked for better. Kailyn napped a lot of the trip and Caleb enjoyed his new Fresh Beat band DVD! Once we unpacked the car, got our things organized, and ate dinner, we decided to call it a night and get the kids to bed a little early so we could watch the Alabama game. Bama vs Michigan and Bama rolled over them- ROLL TIDE!!!!
The car was FULL!!! But it all fit :)
Caleb enjoyed a new snack box while watching tv- thanks Pinterest for the idea!
Kailyn enjoyed a big nap.
Daddy did a great job driving us safely.
Our view for the next 8 days....
Ready to watch the Tide Rolllll
Caleb was too busy playing with Addison and exploring the condo...but Kailyn enjoyed taking pictures with Mommy and Daddy.
Stay tuned for lots more fun!! :)
