Orange beach--Day 6&7

Day 6 was dolphin cruise time. We headed out at 9 and were supposed to get to go out in the gulf but tropical storm don had other plans!! The waves were too big for us to go out there and the tropical storms brought big rains are way all day. Luckily we had opted for the indoor/outdoor ride and we stayed dry while also seeing dolphins. It was lots of fun and zeke thinks dolphins are super cool now.

After the dolphin cruise we headed to ribs and reds to eat, they had really good reds and the boys have tried them at lots if places this week! Zeke got to have his usual, chicken strips and French fries! When we left it was pouring so we got a little wet. After eating we headed back to the condo, but it was still raining away so zeke and i had to spend the afternoon napping, reading books, and cuddling (it was long due). At 5, the sun poked through and we headed to the beach for some sandcastle building. The water came up day 6 in the morning so high all our beach stuff was buried under sand and water so we moved it way up the beach to play. After sandcastle building, we hit the pool and hot pool.

When we woke up on day 7, the sun was shining bright, hasn't done that since day 4!! We were excited and headed to the beach at 10. We stayed out there until about 2 and then headed to the original oyster house to eat. It was fantastic, the guys rated it 1 or 2 in their eats for the week. They actually rated them in this order......gulf shores steamer, original oyster house, flippers, ribs and reds, Lulu's, tacky jack's,and lambert's! I thinks Lulu's and lambert's were the best though because I'm not a seafood fan! After leaving there we headed to the track to let zeke play at kids country and in the arcade. He had a blast riding airplanes, trains, and the spinning animal ride.

I got a really bad headache at some point and by the time we made a few more stops, it was really bad so I headed to lay down while everyone packed and cleaned (darn, hate that). When I got up, we headed to walk the beach one last time and play in the pools. Zeke has a had a blast this week and everyone has relaxed a little. It's been successful despite rain and crankiness of everyone!!!

Day 5 orange beach

This morning we woke up to a storm and boy were we "crabby". We were lazy, fed some sea gulls, colored, read books, etc until about 11 when the sun came out. It still didn't look great so we stayed close and headed to the pool for a few hours. Zeke is really living "the hot pool". About 2, we headed to eat at the gulf shores steamer and boy was it yummy! Afterwards we souvenir shopped some more, big fun for me I live to shop in places like that!! Zeke got him a key chain so he could "unlock the condo" lol. Once we got back to the condo, we headed to the beach for a few hours of sand and sun. Zeke was so excited when he actually got a sandbucket turned over and the sandcastle stayed, such accomplishment for him. It us a gorgeous afternoon to end what started a stormy, crabby day :)

Orange beach day 4-afternoon

Well a nap never happened but plenty of pool time and sandcastles did! We buried uncle Travis in the sand!! That was alot of fun. Then we headed out earlier for lunch/supper at tacky jack's. It was pretty good, not as good as the last two nights though. After our meal we went souvenir shopping. Then we went to ride go carts and play mini golf, zeke loved it (his first time for both). Then since a storm was on it's way we got stuff for a pizza/cupcake party at the condo tonight! Zeke is singing happy birthday to himself and we are all enjoying good snacks.

Day 4-- morning

It's a cloudy day here in orange beach, rained a little this morning. We are out on the beach and the guys have been snorkeling until Dustin saw a huge jellyfish. They have been boogie boarding all morning while zeke is playing in the sand. I am reading, playing in the sand, and playing words. Mom reads constantly, not much water time for her!! It's been a good morning, my boy already wants to go in the room for a nap!

Orange beach mobile uploads day 1-3

Orange beach--Days 1-3 2011

We arrived in orange beach on Saturday morning around 7 am after leaving at 11 the night before. It was a long night as you can imagine, but Zeke slept well! When we got here, they said our room would not be ready until at least 3pm. What are 5 sleep deprived people to do when told they can't sleep for 8 more hours?? SHOP!! We hit the outlet mall for a while, ate at lambert's, went to the state park beach, and headed to walmart! We actually got to check in at 2:30 and were unloaded by 3:30. We rested a while and then headed down to the beach to play. Zeke loved it at the state park, but now seemed to hate it. He quickly warmed up though. We had a good time that afternoon and evening.

Sunday, zeke and I slept in until about 9, while Dustin and Travis got up at 5 to watch dolphins from our balcony. This would be our first full day on the beach so we headed down early after breakfast. Zeke was loving it. We built big sandcastles, jumped waves, rode his boat, and floated. At about 2, we went in and took showers to head out to flippers to eat. It is kind of out of the way, but the boys thought it was great. That evening we went looking for seashells on the beach and that night we went crabbing (without nets, we forgot to get then today). We got lots of shells and one small crab, but zeke was so excited!!! He was so tired once we got back to the room that he went to sleep sitting up!

On Monday, we slept til about 9 again and then hit the beach about 10. Zeke was clingy and cranky all morning and at 11:30 he crawled up in my lap and fell asleep. He slept until 2, we went in shortly thereafter to swim (his choice). We got around slowly and headed out to Lulu's at about 3:30. No wait in lines this time of day. Lulu's was cool, outdoor atmosphere with great food, but someone was trying to spoil my fun. My order came wrong (I of course didn't send it back to be spit on lol), the waiter couldn't seem to cone back to our table, and zeke had to potty while everyone else was eating. They were great though and let me finish eating! We left there and went to walmart where Dustin was sniffing conditioners and squished my new shirt with it haha! So what better day to take the infamous white shirt/khaki shorts pics?? We set out in our attire about 6:30. When I informed the boys we would be spending an hour doing this, Dustin was appalled, Travis was kind if excited because being in this attire was a dream come true for him! When you see his pictures you will understand why, lol. This night we went crabbing again, caught a few but mostly fish with our nets. The boys had so much fun, I did too but keeping up with a two year old using a small cars flashlight is less than ideal!! We needed a high-powered flashlight!!

This morning I have been up since 7 and it's now 8:30, I've been out on the balcony listening to the waves and watching for dolphins. No one has noticed I'm missing yet......we shall see if they do :)