Every year {since I can remember}, my mom has taken us to the beach. This hasn't changed even in the years since getting married and having babies! Mom is so sweet to spoil us each year with this trip and help us make some of my most favorite memories!! This July we went back to Santa Rosa Beach!
**There was NO OIL on the beach! Lots of oil workers walking around picking up garbage but no oil! What a great surprise!**
Family Photo - Best We Could Get
We arrived and headed straight to Red Bar - crab cakes and blackened grouper followed by chocolate brownie, cheesecake & key lime pie!!
Mimi {don't know where Pop was}
Mike & Cara
Mallory, Hudson & Harper
Grant - "Whachu talkin' 'bout Mommy?"
The beach was HOT! Good thing for the chairs and umbrellas! Grant always found a cozy spot on the footrest & loved sleeping to the sounds of the ocean! The big kids dug countless holes and "road" many waves! Hudson & I made a sand Sea Turtle; Uncle Mike quickly challenged us making a giant Octopus!
Our Sea Turtle
Mike & Harper's Octopus
The pool did wind up being our favorite spot - our condo was 4 steps from the pool deck which made it easy to send the kiddos out to play while we got lunch/dinner ready or just rested!
Hudson swimming "eyes in!!!" He swam the entire pool!
the big kids played so well together!
What kiddo doesn't like being thrown in the air!
this pic cracks me up b/c his legs look so.long!
a brief moment!!
Kevin and I even got a "date night" this year! Mom and future babysitter Mallory kept Harper, Hudson & Grant! Kevin and I headed to Alys Beach & ate at George's - YUM-O!!! The seafood quesadilla will have me going back - but on as a side note - it.is.HUGE!
no pics of our date night but I thought I would compare the boys and their first beach trips!
HUDSON - June 2007
GRANT - July 2010
Grant's first experience in the sand was MUCH different than Hudson's! Hudson wouldn't put his feet down anywhere close to the sand; we put Grant down in it & he immediately started playing and getting it EVERYWHERE!
Grant
This year - Kevin and I rented bikes and a buggy for the boys! He got the "pleasure" of pulling the buggy! We had a early morning bike with breakfast in Seaside! Total miles biked = over 15!!! Pretty crazy! I think we'll definitely do it again next year - maybe we'll rent for the whole week!!
