Beach Trip 2012

Be prepared for tons of pictures!  

[Some pictures were taken on the iPhone because we didn't want to take our big camera down to the beach, and I left our small cameras at home on accident.]

Last week through this week we were at the beach.  Justin's family has a beach house in Orange Beach, AL. It is a quaint beach cottage.  Justin says it is straight out of the 70's and it just might be.  We loved it, and it was SO nice to have our own little private beach.  We enjoyed evening strolls on the beach, morning jogs, and relaxation while soaking up the sun.  

Bub was a rock star on the drive to Orange Beach and back home.  Justin and I are SO proud of him.  He warmed up to the beach in no time, which made for an even better trip for mommy and daddy.

I'll tell a story with pictures, even if they are a little bit out of order.

 first day on the beach - applying sun screen on the deck

 "Mom, let's go.  I'm ready"

Me trying to stop him from going down the stairs

 daddy wants to take our picture

 my boys on the beach

 We couldn't get bub to look at the camera.  The sun was in his eyes and he didn't want to keep his sun glasses on.

 There were a couple of rainy days so we did a lot of THIS while we were inside.  

 trying on my fedora

 Attempting to take family pictures on the beach one night.  Not a fun experience

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 Writing Brody's name in the sand - he loved it

 giving me kisses before he takes off

 gotta rinse off before you go up

 on the deck after dinner one night at Doc's

 At the Wharf watching them weigh fish, before we ate dinner

One night while we were there, Justin and I had a date night.  It happened to be a night when it was raining off and on; however, the rain didn't stop us from having fun.  We went to Cosmos and sat out on the patio. We enjoyed listening to the live music and sipping on a drink while we waited for our table.  THE FOOD.  I could go on and on.  Justin got the red fish with a remoulade sauce that was to die for, and I had the Chilean Sea Bass that was equally amazing.  A couple people suggested the 'cheese dip' for an appetizer. Oh my.  It was perfection. It's made with local Sweet Home Farm cheese - a silky blend of Swiss, parmesan & locally made Elberta cheeses. Topped with feta and roasted tomato relish and served with pita chips.  

We're already looking forward to our next beach trip!