Beach trip

As many of you know...Josh and I love the beach! We got married there! There is nothing like sitting on the beach and listening to the waves crash! It always brings back so many great memories! Summer beach trips with the Haneys, Gilchrists, and the Thompson/McKinnleys! Remember, Beach or BUST! :) It also brings up a great trip to see my Aunt and Uncle in Ocean Springs, MS one year. My uncle had taken us to an island on the sailboat and after getting there all the cousins played for hours on the beach!
Anyway, we have been looking forward to taking Jacob to the beach for the first time! And about this time every year, Josh and I get the beach itch! So, we decided to spend our first 4th of July in Gulf Shores with my mom and Steve. We loaded up our car first thing Saturday morning (to the tune of Josh saying we needed a bigger car because we had so much stuff) and drove to Birmingham to stay with Ryan and Emily for the night! We were so excited that Dad, Judy, Jackson and Joni came over too and we cooked out! It was tons of fun!! Ryan and Emily had just bought the Rockband game and we played it from 2-9:00!! Jacob even played the drums with Emily!

We loaded up Sunday morning and headed to Gulf Shores! Jacob was really good and slept/played the whole trip. But we were glad to be able to get out of the car! 2 days and 8 hours is a LONG time!!
We took Jacob to the beach! He seemed to like it! He loves the water in his bath so we thought he would like it! Only once did he get upset when a wave crashed by him. I think it startled him!
Here is Jacob walking in the sand!












We had a blast at the beach! Mimi (my mom) bought Jacob a great float! He loves the color red right now so it was perfect! He was quite the little swimmer! We had a great week in Gulf Shores and can't wait to go back in September!