Ahhhh... the Beach

Last week we spent 5 days at Gulf Shores, Alabama with our friends the Edgertons. We shared the cost of a beach house and had a wonderful time playing in the sand and water. Here are some highlights.

Looking for crabs at night. Mostly we caught little white ghost crabs scurrying on the sand. We saw some people looking for bigger ones like this one Sienna wants to kiss.


Napping. Ashley could be found with her bum up in the air every day taking her morning nap on the beach. The rest of us often found time to nap in the heat of the afternoon back at the house.


Playing in the sand. Colby and Ashley mainly stayed on shore, which made it easier to watch them.







A dolphin viewing boat ride. It took a while to find them, but when we did they gave us quite a show.





Playing with King Hop. A grasshopper hitchhiked on a beach chair from the house to the sand. Sally and Sienna built him a sand kingdom. I felt sorry for the poor little guy after all his "royal treatment".



Tying things together. This is Colby's latest thing. At one time he tried to involve the neck strap to my swimsuit, but I had to put an end to that real quick!



Playing in the water. Sienna was pretty brave with a life jacket and boogie board. Colby would get his feet wet if he held someone's hand, or sometimes he would let mom or dad hold him in the water. Ashley was fickle. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes she didn't.



Sharing. We're working with Colby on taking things from helpless Ashley. Here he is, practically begging to hold her stick. He was very patient until he finally managed to get it.


Synchronized swimming. Dale and Bryan got creative in the water.




There you go. Don't you wish you were there? Thanks, Edgertons!