Nothing like an amazing trip to the beach to inspire you to get back into Bloggerland! :0)
We just got back from our 2nd annual Dauphin Island trip. We have officially decided that Dauphin Island will be where we spend every summer with our family from now on. Somehow, it feels like home the minute we get there. It's just perfect for us and meets every expectation for our family vacation.
I took over 500 pictures but here are several of my favorites. The memories this year were priceless!!
Porter was an excellent road tripper and could.not.wait. He anxiously ran out to the water every morning and it was usually before he took of his pjs. :0) He was in heaven from the moment we got there.
We spent every possible minute outside. We worked puzzles, ate our meals, did crafts, had snacks, read books, cleaned seashells, played games and anything else that we could think of on our patio. It was HEAVEN!
Here is one of our craft projects. Sand art! Porter LOVED it!
This is where Billy and I spent time reading and looking for dolphins....
My little beach bunny!
Making our morning trip down....
Of course we always had island music playing....
They both LOVE walks on the beach!
Looking for crabs
At peace :)
His favorite toy
Happy boy!
See? He played with this wheelbarrow non-stop! It was left at the beach house by the family before us. Who knew? ;0)
daydreamin'
Our favorite evening activity....feeding the seagulls our leftovers from dinner!
One highlight from the trip....watching the final launch of the
Endeavour space shuttle! Porter was THRILLED to eat his breakfast and watch the launch LIVE! :) SO COOL!
Our view all week!!!
Returning from their pajama walk!
Fishing on the patio
Making Toy Story sand molds ;)
Itchin' to go swimming
What to do next?
This is the face I got when I told him the waves were too rough to swim that day :(
The water was pretty cold!
JOY!
He loved this. He LOVES seeing letters everywhere and in everything! I surprised him with this one afternoon and he was pretty impressed!
Serious conversations :)
He loved to boogie board! Thought he was surfing!
These were our friends who waited on leftovers every single evening!
My favorite two boys!
We took this same picture
two years ago! My how things have changed!
The only park on the island!
Some of our gorgeous shells!
Riding the ferry to Orange Beach!
Dinner on the water at Tacky Jacks (excuse Porter's scowl...he had fallen asleep on the ferry!)
Great view for dinner!
Sun tea is always better at the beach!
Porter LOVED watching the shrimp boats and we LOVED the fresh shrimp caught daily at Skinner's Seafood! mmmm!
Happy helping in the kitchen making yummy seafood! We made Uncle Russ's famous crab cakes and shrimp tacos! They were delicious!
Cooling off
Oatmeal cookie snack!
Both boys give it a thumbs up!
Popsicles and ice cream every day!
Swimming
Sand castles!
See? :)
Serious work :)
Waving to the boaters
My view from the lounge chair. Not bad!
Napping in the sand chair ;)
silly boy!
Our happy place ;)
Okay, these next few pictures were from my favorite night there. We brought glow sticks and played chase/sword fights on the beach while the sun was setting. We ALL had a blast! Porter was in absolute heaven!! The best memories ever!!!
We tried fishing (with the net) for fish but no luck :( We could see them but they were pretty quick!
Porter was fascinated with the catamarans!
His precious friend he met named Cozette. Her family was in the beach house next door. They were fast friends!
My sweet beach boy!
I love this one for some reason.
If only we could bottle up this happiness!
Porter cried and cried when we left the last day. I guess you can see why. We all had the time of our lives!
Until next year Dauphin Island! We will miss you!
