Superman Adam

Happy Birthday Tyler!

Spider Man made a guest appearance at Tyler's party on Saturday. He was pretty cool!

Fun with friends

We have been enjoying our summer. We had a shaved ice sno cone last week with some friends from our local MOMS Club. It was lots of fun!

On the road again

We were all exceptioanally good in the car not only on the way to vacation but also on the way home. Adam and I had our little camp in the back seat of the van and Mommy sat in the middle with Gracie. The 12 hour trip was not difficult at all. Here we are at the end of our trip about an hour away from home. Yes, that is oreo cookie that Gracie is wearing all over herself. What can we say? Snacks, books, movies and games helped the time go by more quickly.

Riding the ferry

On our last day, we took the ferry from Fort Morgan to Dauphin Island. It saved us some mileage on our trip and it was really cool to drive our car onto the boat. This was our first time on a ferry. We even saw some dolphins.

Climbing on the rocks

There were these great big rocks that we were able to climb on while waiting to take the ferry across Mobile Bay.

Dancing

Paige and I had a fun time in the evenings dancing with each other. It was so nice to have such good friends along with us on our vacation.

An evening at the beach

On our last evening in Gulf Shores, we went down to the beach in our white shirts and khaki shorts to get some nice family shots.

Sandcastles are serious business

Snackin' in the shade

Gracie's favorite thing while at the beach was to sit on a beach chair in the shade and have a snack.

Beach baby???

This vacation was Gracie's first experience with the beach. At first she was very unsure and afraid of the beach. It took several days for her to get comfortable with the sand and surf. She loved walking along the beach and picking up sea shells but even this took some coaxing.

Happy Birthday Grandpa Jeff

Happy Birthday, Grandpa. We love you very, very much!

Deller Family on the beach

Boating on the beach

Miss Kirsten bought us this really fun inflatable raft. We had a great time boating on the beach. Thanks, Miss Kirsten!

Beach kiddos

Museum of Naval Aviation

Of course, while we were in Alabama, Daddy had to take us to the Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola which was only about a 40 minute drive from Gulf Shores. We had a great time testing out all the cockpits and watching the Blue Angels practice overhead.

Pretty in Pink

Gracie enjoyed taking a break in the shade.

Pythons at the alligator farm

There were also a couple of pythons that had been rescued. We got to hold the biggest one. He was very gentle and didn't mind all the attention we were giving to him. Even Gracie touched him!

Alex and the baby alligator

I got to hold a baby alligator at the alligator farm. He was pretty squirmy but I didn't mind.

The alligator farm

On our 3rd day on vacation we went to this cool alligator farm. They rescue all kinds of alligators and once they are rescued, they live here forever. It really is a nice place for them to be. The biggest alligator there was Captain Crunch who was 18 feet long and 750+ pounds. Wow!