the beach...

It seems like the last few weeks have flown by and I've really neglected my blog! I'm back and can't wait to do some updates!! We just returned from Gulf Shores on Sunday and I'll give you a little taste of our vacation! I'm still trying to figure out how to upload 264 pictures to Blogger... ;)

Here was our home away from home for the week. Um...yeah... What can I say about this house?? I'll tell you like I told Gretchen after we arrived: "This house is stupid. 8600 square feet of stupid." :) When we first got there, I seriously got lost looking for my bedroom. There were 3 or 4 different sets of stairs. We counted 6 different air condition units. 3 dishwashers in one kitchen. It was fun to live in extreme luxury for one week!!!! :)

The weather was perfect. It didn't rain once while we were there. We were nervous about how the beaches would look due to the little oil problem in the Gulf, but surprisingly, everything seemed pretty normal! The kids got to splash in the water on the beach, but not really go swimming in it. We had the pool, though, and they used the heck out of it!!

I'll do some more detailed pictures later! I just wanted to post a few until I can blog in detail. I'm so thankful for my parents who take us on this vacation every year!! There were 14 of us this year and even though we probably all get on each other's nerves at some point, I'm blessed that we all get along and have fun together! My parents are awesome and I'm so happy that they do this for us!!! Thanks Mom & Dad!

At Lambert's for dinner...

And of course, my two sweet babies on the beach...