orange beach- part 1

we had a wonderful time at the beach.... we were so blessed to be able to stay at a super nice condo at a super nice price. (thanks to shannon for the awesome hook up!) let me just say, the beach in october is fabulous! we practically had the place to ourselves!! :) we haven't been to the beach with my whole family (bitsy, poppi, shannon, josh, caden, lala, me, nate, trace, and lucas) since 2008 when i was pregnant with lucas. needless to say, the 4 cousins had an absolute blast this trip!! whether they were throwing sand, collecting shells, playing in the ocean, swimming in the pool, fishing on the pier, riding go-carts at the track, or just hanging out at the congo (as the kids called it) eating all sorts of sugar filled treats, there were plenty of smiles and shouts of delight! and the adults had a pretty good time as well! enjoy the pics and see for yourselves...

fun at the beach!

lucas loved the sand...

and the kids especially loved hanging out with bitsy and poppi!

my dad named this big bird (i think it's a blue heron?) blue. creative i know. :) he would hang out when we were fishing and he loved the treats poppi would throw to him. lucas, however, didn't love when we fed blue. he would get a real worried look on his face and say "fish, fish" while the bird was enjoying his meal!

good times!

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stay tuned for orange beach, part 2. i know, you are so excited you can't stand it! :)