Well, our vacation has come and gone . . . and it was just as fun as it always is! This is the ninth year that we’ve met up with my family in Gulf Shores for a week of pure fun. This was our sixth year staying in “Heart of the Sunrise,” and man, have we made some good memories in that house! It’s really fun because when we walk in on Saturday, it’s familiar, we all know where our rooms are, and it kind of feels like a home-away-from-home. Here are just a few snapshots of our time together . . .
And since this post is primarily for our families & just for fun, here are my top ten favorite things about our trip:
1) Rockin’ out in the car on the way down – karaoke style (this year the featured artists were Mat Kearney, Coldplay & Robert Randolph and the Family Band).
2) Exit 351 off of I-65: Starbucks + Chick-fil-A = perfection
3) Meeting up with everyone at Cracker Barrel in Greenville, AL for lunch and then caravanning the rest of the way down to the beach.
4) Crab hunting at night with the kids – flashlights & buckets in hand.
5) Getting to the house the first day and walking in together – then unloading all our food into the kitchen . . . we like to eat!
6) Taking four pairs of shoes & them all being flip flops. I {heart} flip flops . . . a lot!
7) Our surprise parties for the kids. Last year was a luau & this year we had a fiesta – complete with a piñata, sombreros & FAJITAS!
8) Playing Mexican Train until after midnight and laughing hysterically because we’re all so delirious.
9) Ice cream . . . we eat gallons. Yes. Gallons. Which reminds me that I must get back on the treadmill tomorrow morning . . . ugh!
10) Having one whole uninterrupted week relaxing with and enjoying some of my most favorite people in the world!
