Beach Trip-Day 2 Lunch & Pool

Tuesday was our second day at the beach.  We have family that lives in Pensacola & the surrounding areas & made arrangements to meet up with them one day that we were down there!  We had just seen a few of them in May for Nana & Papaw's wedding anniversary, but not all of them, because some were on vacation during that time.  It was so good to see them & get to visit & catch up.  I'm sad I didn't get one picture.  :(

 We went to The Steamer & I had some of the best shrimp I've ever had, but the crab legs were pretty weak!  Me & G were disappointed because we LOVE us some crab legs! =)

 {Sometimes I wonder how we are even brother & sister!  :P}

 {The only family pic from the whole week}

 The Steamer was in a neat little shopping center place that had a lot of shops & tours etc. & me & Ryder went walking for a bit while we were waiting on our food.  Poor kid got a bit restless waiting for our food!

 {These shrimp were seriously THE BEST.  Those pliers on the other hand were NOT.}

 There was even a fun little play ground for kids to play on...so of course we had to do that!  He thinks any time there is sand he has to take his shoes off!  Ha!  He loved it though & cried when we had to leave.

After lunch we went home, let Ryder take a nap.  Me & G hit the beach a little bit & got some sun.  Then lil man woke up & came down to play with us.  He LOVES the swimming pool so much & it makes me so happy!  I can't wait to put him in swimming lessons next year!

We stayed in that night & ate yummy taco salad--one of my favorite meals!

Ryder's a dare devil...

Bad quality cause it's from G's phone not mine. :/. We did this about 50 times one day & he LOVED it!

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Beach Trip-The Ride & Day One

We left Sunday morning & were BEACH bound!  We were all worried about Ryder & how he would do in such a long car ride...but he did GREAT!  We only had to stop once (for lunch) & he road great the WHOLE way!  He took 2 naps & watched Toy Story for the first time on Pop's iPad!

This was his very first view of the beach!  I was so happy to see how happy he was!  He kept saying "Ocean!  Ocean!  Ocean!"

My camera got all foggy...but this little boy couldn't have been happier to have been out of the car & be at the beach!

We got to our room, unloaded all of our stuff & just relaxed for a bit.  Then we decided to head out for dinner...& Shrimp Basket it was, right down the road.

{He loves his Pop Pops so much & they even like to dress alike!  =)}

{Isn't that the sweetest lil grin?}

He has been all about some "cheesin' it" lately!  This was at dinner...I got him a grilled cheese & fries, but all he ate were the fries.  We ate outside because it was so nice out.  There was even a blue heron that was just chillin' right by us on the deck.  Poor thing had a super broken leg, but he didn't seem to care...I guess cause he can fly. We fed him some & he loved it.

{Happy to be OUT of the car & at the beach!}

We crashed that night & were ready to wake up & hit the beach!

Again...my camera fogged up & this was as good as it got.  All Ryder cared about was the sand & throwing it...we had to work on that a bit!  He also didn't care ANYTHING about his toys, only everybody else's!  Ha!  I promise you, he NEVER sat down!

Then we decided to take him down to the water...it was a bit rough yesterday & there is about a 2-3 straight drop off from the "beach" to the water where you can run around & play.

{He wasn't so sure about as you can tell...}

{This kid was digging a SUPER big hole & I was impressed...}

Back to the sand...& Pops showed Ryder how to make little sand castles!  & he loved it...but he loved smashing them even more!

{about to go in for the kill...}

And then we went & got in the pool to cool off...

Little man loves swimming so much & I just love this age!  We could have stayed down there all day, but it was time for little man to come up to the room, eat some lunch & take a nap!  I finally got the little booger to fall asleep while watching Fireman Sam in our room, but it was a BATTLE!

Of course he had to get in some time with Pop Pops on the iPad.  Ryder seriously has learned so much on there & it makes me so proud!  He might need his own...JUST KIDDING!!

We have learned over the last few weeks that RYder man LOOOVES watermelon...I don't like it so it kinda surprised me!  We fixed lasagna, Texas toast & some salad for dinner & it was delish!  Relaxing & yummy!

After a while...it was then time for some ice cream!  Mama opted out, but Ryder man got a few bites of Pop Pops!  The kid is saying "bite" before he even gets that bite in his mouth!  Ha!  Saying he loves ice cream is an understatement!

We then hit the hay to rest up for our next big day out on the beach, as well as lunch with some relatives from down here!

Phone Pics

{my lil man's tan lines! & he WEARS SUNSCREEN SPF 70!}

{me & Whitters at the pool one Sunday afternoon!}

{my lil man out on the lake for the 1st time!}

{this is what happens when he plays in the sandbox=a bath in the middle of the day!}

{I told him to clean up one day & I came back to the room to see THIS--I was so impressed!}

{he has officially peed in the potty TWICE now after telling me has to go}

{isn't this a sweet face?}

{with Abbz at Waffle House one night!}

{snugglin' on the couch...lil man fallin' asleep}

{he went to his Mimi & Pawpaw's one night & came home with this coon skin hat!  TOO FUNNY!}

{watching Toy Story of the first time with Uncle G on Pop's iPad on the way to the beach!}

{the INSANE amount of people at the Gulf Shores Wal-Mart}

{he asked me to take a picture last night & the flash got him...but at least he's smiling!}

{Ryder's first day on the beach!}
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