3 days at the Beach = Lots and Lots of Fun in the Sun!

We spent this past Sunday through Tuesday in Gulf Shores at the same condo that we stayed at in May.

This time we took some girls to keep us company. BJ's oldest sister, Michelle, her daughter, Amber, and Amber's cousin (on her dad's side) Rachel, came along with us for our mini-vacation.
On Sunday, we got up really early and visited in Mobile with Lily's great-grandpa Silas (BJ's grandpa). She loves to visit and spend time with him. We visited for a bit then enjoyed going to church with him.

After church, we were beach-bound. After spending time in the pool, we ate at the Original Oyster House in Gulf Shores. It was our first time to eat there and I loved it! (BJ is allergic to seafood so we normally stay away from seafood restaurants but he was nice enough to let us go and enjoy ourselves. Too bad he had to settle for a burger.) I got the Shrimp Au Gratin with a Baked Potato and Cheese Grits. I recommend it!

Here are a couple of pics from our experience there.

After supper, we went to the Track - a small amusement park with go-carts and kiddie rides. Lily loves to go there. Amber and Rachel were definitely flying high on the "Sky Coaster." It lifts you really high in the sky then you fly through the air back and forth until you are finally lowered back to the bottom! Brave girls!

On Monday, we spent the morning at the beach, then back to the pool. We took a dolphin sight-seeing cruise that afternoon. It was nice but maybe a little bit too long for Lily.

We really enjoyed our trip and were definitely sad to head home on Tuesday. Lily was so spoiled and enjoyed every minute that she spent with Amber, Rachel, and Aunt Shell. (Uncle Joel to be came down on Sunday and we enjoyed time with him, too.)

Those girls were so sweet to Lily and took up a lot of time with her. She thinks she is 13 now.

We are back to reality now but have lots of great memories and pictures to cherish from our mini-vacation.

Here are several more pictures we took at the beach.