Gulf Shores Vacation Part 2

On day 2 of our vacation we headed to the beach in Gulf Shores. We got there earlier in the morning hoping to avoid the heat of the sun for as long as possible. And I'm glad we did. 

 There were only a few people on the beach when we got there which was nice. The kids, as excited as they had been, were very nervous of the waves crashing against the beach. So we started off slowly by playing in the sand. Tate wasn't too impressed with any of it. 

 Pretty soon we were able to coax Ayden in the water if we carried him over the waves past the choppy part.

Eventually, we got all the kids to go in the water. And Ayden entertained himself by jumping over the waves on the beach. It was so fun to play in the water with the  family. Quite a few times we would get knocked down by a strong wave when we weren't paying attention. Many times I would get knocked down and couldn't stand up and would get tossed around some more only to come up to find Spencer laughing at me!

Spencer attempted to make a sandcastle with the kids but didn't very far because they kept getting distracted. And the kids hated getting any sand on them. Really? We're at the beach! There was a 20 minute time period of Ellie screaming on the beach that she had sand all over her and couldn't get it off. Fun Fun. 

That wasn't our only clue that they were getting tired.....

That pile of towels is really the pooped out Taters! So we decided to call it a day and pack up. Luckily, no one was sunburned, especially me. I burn so easily I was sure I would come out looking like a lobster. But thanks to 1-2 coats of sunscreen every hour I didn't!

Tired? I think so

 Our first trip to the Gulf was so much fun and we plan to make the trip again. With a beach only 4 hours away it's hard to stay away!!