Vacation - Stop 3, GULF SHORES

The main destination for vacation was Gulf Shores, AL. We rented a beach front condo with our friends for half the week. This was the week that the BP oil rig explosion happened off the coast of LA, so the excitment every day was when/if the oil spill would hit land. We were very fortunate that it never did while we were there.

We arrived mid-afternoon and quickly changed for the beach. This was Ava's second time to the beach, but the first trip was when she was 10mo. She had no idea what to expect, but she was determined to be the first one down the boardwalk!

Ahhhh, look at that beautiful white sand and calm blue water!

Ava tried to pick up ALL the shells. She said the beach was messy!

Notice Ava's change of clothes. After a little over an hour she came up to me crying that she wanted to go inside. I needed to get something from the room so we headed up. When we arrived she demanded that she needed to wash her hands and feet right now!! After washing and drying she cried that "the beach makes my fumbs (thumbs) taste yucky!" Never thought about the downside to being a thumb sucker at the ocean! We then had to have wet wipes on the beach so she could clean her thumb when she needed some down time. ;)