Gulf Shores-Day 2

Today, the fam arrived! Luke, MK, Ben, Beth and KK! PePaw, MeMaw, and Jeremy had to set this trip out. Sorry Guys, we sure missed you! They were a little tired and slept in and off to the beach we went. The water was a little rough so we played in the sand more than anything. We went in for lunch and then Luke and Josh headed off to golf and the ladies and kids soaked up the rays, and then Ben soaked up everything else because we had no swimmers just diapers. That's right, another one of those "other Mom" moments. Just recently I remember thinking, "How hard can it be to buy swimmers, why do Moms let them wear diapers in the pool that's just gross (after seeing a child walk around w/ a 10lb weight attached to his behind and leaving a trail of little pieces of "stuff"), don't they know that poor baby will sink w/out floaties, a ring and a life jacket?! OK, that was us this trip, enough reflecting. But anyway, we had a great afternoon and off to "The Hangout" we go. MISTAKE!! First we arrive to find NO PARKING spots open, so we have to pay $5 to park in the "Public Beach Area". We do get seated fast but wait and wait and wait for a human that speaks English to come and take our drink order, then we wait and wait and wait for our drinks and wait and wait for our order to be taken and you know the rest of the story. An hour later, food arrives, a few kids have been threatened, 15 packs of crackers have been eaten and we need refills that we wait,and wait and wait on. By this time my children have learned the "Cotton Eye Joe", the "Mackarina" (have no idea how to spell that) and the "Electric Slide". Great for those FWB children! They were entertained for a little while by playing outside,of course I had to snap a few pics., the tricycles and the bubble machine. But ANYWAY go for the atmosphere and if you are in no hurry! We, then went and played putt-putt and had some ice cream and then off to dreamland for a lot of tired little munchkins and a few big munchkins, too. A LONG evening but in the end, any time's a great time when you're with the ones you love!

Houston loved the Lazy River

Levi loved playing with his new buddies.

" Cutie-Pie"

The guys just "Hangin-Out"