Harrison's First Trip to the Beach

All of the girls had been to the beach before so they were all pros, but this was a brand new experience for Harrison.  He loved every minute of it!  It was fun watching him experience the beach for the first time.

The shark!

Working on his sand castle...

and playing in the waves.

Such fun for Harrison!

A Great Vacation!

We were a little nervous about taking off on a trip to Orange Beach after watching all the media coverage on the oil spill.  Thankfully I visited some local websites and blogs that assured me that the beach was fine and that we wouldn't be wasting our time and money by traveling down.  The local folks were right....the beach was fabulous and we had a super vacation!

We stayed at Regency Isle this year and thought it was great!  My Aunt Karen knows the people who own Regency Isle 607 and recommended it to me.  Thanks Karen, it was my favorite condo yet!  If anyone is interested in a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath condo in Orange Beach I'd definitely suggest staying here.  The condo is beautifully decorated, has great pools and is right on the beach.  

We started the vacay off right with a trip to Lulu's for some food and fun!  Here I am posing with the kiddos.

The kids loved playing in the sand pile while we waited for our table.

Emma Taylor was our photographer for this last shot!

We had a great time at Lulu's and a delicious dinner too!  This is just the beginning of the fun...much more to post later!

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Lee and I got these shirts for Emma Taylor and Sarah while we were at Universal Studios last month...very appropriate for these two since they're practically attached at the hip!

At Universal Studios Islands of Adventure they have a great Dr. Seuss section that the kids would LOVE, which is where we got these fun shirts!  We can't wait to take the kids the next time we're in Orlando.

A few pics....

before we leave for vacation!  The kids were all gone last week, so we haven't had much to report.  I've been busy getting things ready for vacation next week.  We're headed to the beach on Tuesday....oil or no oil!  Thought I'd post a few things before we head out of town.

Here's Harrison showing Papa D how to play Mario Kart.

The dining room table...does anyone else have a "staging area" when preparing for vacation?  It's the only way I can get it all together...

Buckets of fun...

Popsicles!

So this is what we've been up to so far this month.  Hope to have some fun vacation shots to post next week!

Memorial Day - a few family pictures!

It's not often that we have family pictures taken....where everyone is looking in the general direction of the camera AND actually looking pleasant, so I thought I'd post it!

Here are the fantastic four!

Slip-n-Slide Train

They had big fun at Granna and Papa D's house!