What a Beach.....

Hello everyone.. It's been a while. We just returned from another trip down south. This time we went with Erik's family. We went to Orange Beach, AL and had a great time. It was very cold the first 2 days we were there but by the last 3 days were great. The wind was what was so bitterly cold. Each day the wind got calmer and by the last day we were able to be in swim suits on the beach with no warm clothes over the top. As usual, Elaina had a ball digging in the sand. She learned that covering up hers and other people's feet was quite funny. So, we did a lot of that. Here are some shots of the week.....

This is day 1.... bundled up and have a towel around Elaina to block the wind that was pelting us...
Day 2... It was better, no pelting wind but we still had to bundle up. Elaina walked a long way picking up shells and putting them in her coat pocket. She LOVED this so much.

Later on day 2, we went to Lamberts, a restaurant near the beach in Foley, AL. They are known for their "throwed rolls" which means they throw them to you from across the room. It's a very entertaining place to eat, if you're ever in Foley, AL you should try it. It's country style food (as you can see from the pic below that has a sign behind it that says "Beef Liver and Onions"

After lunch, we went shopping at an outlet mall where they had a caurosel. Elaina sat on the horse this time by herself. She loved it.

Post Carousel ride...
Day 3.... MUCH nicer out. Here is Elaina digging in the sand with her cousins Liana and Kelsey

Day 4, digging in the sand - shocker! :)
This is her covering up her daddy's feet. This became her favorite thing to do


She still wasn't sure about the whole walking the sand thing with her bare feet but by day 4 she was doing it.. Here are some cute shots of her from behind walking

Elaina's Papaw reading her her favorite nursury rhyme book