Catchin' up....

jenny and aunt mary by the pool our last night

nana and her three grandbabies

group picture our last night..we listened to live music by the pool

ben with two fists full of sand

mommy and ben sharing a moment in the pool

ben loving the sandcastle virginia and aunt duby made for him

mommy and ben - beach ready

ben in his "turtle suit" ready to see sand for the first time

virginia playing with the crab she found in the ocean

Em called me last night to tell me I had not updated my blog in over a month...wow - where did the time go? Anyway, our family has had some great times and fun adventures since then - so here goes...

Vacation in Gulf Shores

GIRL TRIP!!! Our first annual girl's only (and babies) vacation was a few weeks ago. We (me, Em, mom, Aunt Mary, Aunt Duby, Jenny, and Chelsea) went to Gulf Shores for a few days of beach fun. We stayed at the beach club (http://www.beachclubal.com/). Benjamin LOVED the sand and the pools - he only tried to eat one handful of sand before he realized it was not for him. Virginia ran and splashed in the surf with no fear (she definitely outswam and outpplayed the older kids on the beach). Baby Owen also seemed to enjoy being outside in the sun by the ocean...We had a day of shopping and an interesting lunch at Lambert's, and our trip was over before we knew it!

I will write more later tonight or tomorrow about the rest of the month...