The first thing we did when we woke up was went to have breakfast. Bobby found some breakfast buffet back in Gulf Shores that he wanted to try; the funny thing was as we were walking in so were a family with ties to the Southaven Church! We chatted with them a while and enjoyed our only breakfast out for the week. We only budgeted to eat out for dinner each night. After breakfast, we went to Walmart to grocery shop. As we were getting things to make sandwiches we ran across this:
Aylin screamed "ICKEE" and I kind of got a little excited too! :) So while we don't usually spend money on stuff like this, we did this time. Jewel Bug didn't really care for the cheese, but I loved it! After we got back to Fort Morgan, we loaded up the car with beach toys and drove down the street to our "private" beach. The only people allowed here were those who live in the small neighborhood. We drove down the street looking out at the water, listening to Aylin say "water" over and over again until we found a good place. By good place, I mean where no one else was. As Christians, we try to be modestly dressed whenever we are in public and try to not put ourselves in possible situations where everyone around us is immodestly dressed. Yes, this is sometimes VERY hard to do. While Aylin did wear a bathing suit, Bobby and I did not just in case others were around. That first morning served as our test run to see whether or not we would be able to spend adequate time at the beach while on vacation. It turned out GREAT! We were able to stay until about 1 PM, that's when other people started showing up not dressed modestly, so we would head back to our house, eat lunch, and go sightseeing. This schedule worked out perfectly the whole week!
Top Left: the beach as seen from our car...EMPTY! :)
Top Right: Bobby walking Aylin down to the water for the very 1st time :)
She did NOT like it and cried this day every time her feet touched the sand :(
Bottom Left: Our 1st sand creations :)
Bottom Right: She was all smiles playing with her toys, on the beach blanket, under the umbrella :)
My little BASKET CASE!
This evening our sightseeing consisted of shopping at the Tanger Outlet Mall in Foley, AL. They had a really nice playground, carousel, and sprinkler park right in the middle of the mall. So while daddy shopped, Aylin and I played!!
I love these last two shots! She was having so much fun, and that makes my heart smile. :)
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