Get ready for picture overload! And I am so tired right now so I probably have duplicates, but oh well. There were just too many pictures from everyone's cameras! Wayne needed to work through the weekend so he flew and met us there. Carrie and I drove with the kids and followed Mama and Papa. We made several little stops along the way, including a picnic lunch at a rest stop. The car was packed FULL, but the kids were so content just watching movies and getting to be with each other! Carrie and I loved being able to sit up front and just talk. We drove halfway to Jackson, MS and stopped to spend the night there. We met Lisa and Taylor and Victoria there, too! The kids had fun swimming in the pool! We left bright and early the next morning and drove the rest of the way to Gulf Shores and picked Wayne up at the airport on the way. The kids really were great travelers! As soon as we made it to the beach, we were quick to put our things away, get our suits on, and head on down! Daddy met us there late that afternoon. Due to a tropical storm near Florida, the waves were HUGE Sunday and Monday, and then a little bit calmer Tuesday, and then very calm Wednesday and Thursday. They were so big that they would knock us down and totally had us tumbling underwater! It was fun, but at times, was a little scary! Nathan, Charlotte, and Pearce LOVED being with the big girls, Allie, Taylor, and Victoria.....and Carrie and I loved them because they were sooo sweet with the kids. Papa got two really nice, big condos for us. The four of us along with Carrie, Chris, and Pearce stayed in one, and Mom and Dad and Jen and Lisa and their kids stayed in the other. It was really nice to have so much room and since our condos were right next to each other, the kids would just go from one to the other by themselves. Our condo also had 2 really nice outdoor pools with a twisty slide along with a lazy river and also an indoor pool. We all really liked the lazy river! The kids loved swimming in the indoor pool in the evenings! Pearce did so great swimming without his floaties in the indoor pool. Several nights, we went crab hunting. The first night we went, we didn't have a whole lot of luck and only found 4 crabs.....it was still really fun being out on the beach at night and just exploring. One evening all the adults got to go out to a fun dinner while Mama and Papa kept the kids. It was a win-win because we loved getting to hang out together and talk and have REALLY good drinks and food AND the kids got to go with Mama and Papa to ride rides! At the beach, Papa and Chris and Wayne would set up the tent every morning. It was great to have a big area of shade. We all loved just sitting under there and watching the little kids run and play and chase the waves! At one point, we saw some cute, young adults playing volleyball right next to us. Mama told Victoria she should go over there and ask if they needed another player because Victoria plays with her church. Well, Victoria being the confident young lady she is, walked right over and got in the game.....and was AWESOME!!! It was so fun to see her play! We all just had the best time at the beach.....there's no way you can't have fun! Dad rented the condos through Friday, but we left Thursday morning. We drove to New Orleans and spent a day and night there. I'll make that a separate post. We had a wonderful time!
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