Gulf Shores Beach :)

Our Family took a trip to Gulf Shores beach in Alabama. It was so beautiful and fun! I would like to say relaxing, but, not real possible with Collin. We stayed in a condo on the beach with 4 of our wonderful friends we have made in Alabama.

Collin had a few rough moments on the last day out in the sun.... this doesn't even show the worst of it I have to admit. He would just start freaking out and throw himself in the sand when he was all wet. I felt so bad, but had to take a pic! And the picture below is just Dave and I standing on the deck of the condo we stayed in.

Mark, Mike, Hayden, and Thad.

Mmm...love that.

The famous LuLu's... where we ate over the beach.

I must share this story about the also very famous southern restaurant "Lamberts, home of the throwed roll." YES, they actually throw rolls at you. You just yell out hot roll when the server walks by and he/she throw it across the room to you. They are huge rolls, and so hot. I was almost busted right in the head... I turned around to see a roll flying at me like a baseball, I ducked and barely missed it. But, thankfully Mike our friend caught it, to his delight. Our server (who I think was a midget) kept playing all these practical jokes on ME! Of course, I sat on the end, and am more gullible than I like to admit. She kept pretending to do things to me, like squirt ketchup, spill drinks, and drop trays of food on me. And of course EVERY time I would freak out and scream, while trying to catch all the food falling on me. Every one else loved it.
Oh.. and I must mention.... SOUTHERN.... oh my goodness...fried everything... all the appetizers you want. A person could gain 20 pounds in one day there.

Collin didn't care much for the food...but he loved the wood train outside you could play on. Thank goodness we had it for our hour wait! He is obsessed with choo choos. I love it.