Family Vacation!

Everybody needs a little break every once in a while and just get away. In our case even if its not but for a day and a half. We decided about 8:30 on Tuesday night to make a trip down to Gulf Shores on Wednesday to stay for a couple of days. We had been contemplating it for a while since my second family, The Pullen's, were already down there for the week and Royann was off with having had Taylor the previous week. I had been wanting to play some golf while we were off from the Vet. Clinic and this was the perfect opportunity. We got everything together and called my Mom and asked if she wanted to go. She being not very excited about it agreed to go and help with the kids. We left about 8:00 in the morning that Wednesday and headed out with a quick stop in Madison for Taylor's two week appointment. Since we weren't staying but two nights and not going to be in the room anyway and most condo's require a minimum number of nights, I just got us a suite at the Holiday Inn in Gulf Shores.

We arrived in Gulf Shores around 4:00 and got unpacked and at around 7:00 we decided to take Ann Fleming to the beach for a little while. Taylor and my Mom decided to stay back at the hotel to rest and eat. We didn't know what we were in for. We knew Ann Fleming had always loved baths and swimming pools. She is even brave enough at a year old to jump off the sides of the pool. We get out of the truck and as I am holding her and walking to the boardwalk she spots the water. Now whenever Ann Fleming is excited she will let out a UUGGHH sucking in air and then a five pitch giggle out.  She did it three times in a row. So I knew she was pretty excited. We get down to the edge of the water and I can't even get her shoes off without tripping her up while she was trying to get to the water. I get her shoes off and she bolts down the hill at the edge with me trailing behind her and just falls and splats her butt in the first wave that came in. She gets up and then goes a little deeper with water up to her knees and this wave has a little force on her baby body and knocks her down. She gets up runs up beach to her Mama and lets out a laugh and runs back down the beach edge and literally chest bumps the next wave that comes in. It was fun and funny watching her.

Ann Fleming after I got her shoes off. See the excitement.

It is so fun just watching these kids.

Her taking off to the Gulf

Me catching her

Ann Fleming splatting the first wave with her butt

Taking off a second time

Wave knocking her down

Third time after laughing at her Mama and going for the chest bump

No pictures were taken of her chest bumping the wave we were both trying to get to her. The camera luckily didn't get wet when Royann came in the water.

Ann Fleming thinking it was funny

Me holding on to her after the chest bump

So the Pullen's and I got up early the next morning and headed to the golf course, The Plantation, for a little golf action. We joined the Bridger's family that were down there also for a little golf tournament. Of course Uncle Ricky and I won the two man scramble with the best score. One of the best things to watch is my cousin Russ fall apart if he is losing a sport. He goes "ape mad". We got through with the tournament and collected our winnings, which was nothing more than just saying we won and to rub it in to the rest and we headed back to the Pullen's condo. We all got ready and headed to the beach. Ann Fleming acted just a little better with the water, but had to be put on a very short leash. Here are some pics:

Excited again!

Loving the wave action.

We went out deep in to the blue.

We went out to right were the waves were breaking!

Aunt Jan taking over for a little while

We both had to hold her back.

Worn out and asleep. She just fell asleep while we were out in the water.

Out like a light!

We enjoyed our trip and plan on going back down this fall while it is not so busy and hot.