Memorial Day Weekend, Day 1

I tend to get "picture-happy" at the beach, so there are a LOT of pictures from our Memorial Day visit to Orange Beach.  I will do a few each day so you won't be overloaded.

 

The car ride was better than Josh and I expected...  Well, we didn't know what to expect, but were hoping that we wouldn't need earplugs!  Vera ended up taking a really good nap, and the dual screen DVD player we bought was a hit with both kiddos!

 

When we got there, Vera was in awe of the beach view from the balcony and Grady was chomping at the bit to get down to the sand as quick as possible.

If you remember, on Grady's first beach trip, he didn't love it at ALL!  We had the whole "first reaction" on video and he was all squealy and stomping around in the sand because he hated it so much!  So, in anticipation of this, we decided to video Vera's first reaction as well....  Here's how it went:

 

Thankfully, Vera responded a little differently than her brother did!  Couldn't believe she wanted to crawl around in the sand.   

 We took her little green beach chair that we'd gotten a couple of weeks ago and that was PERFECT for her on the beach!

 Grady was all about playing in the ocean!  My, he has come a long way!  This is the same kid who wouldn't put a toe in the sand a couple of years ago!  He is a total beach bum now and I LOVE that!  Can't wait for V. to get a bit bigger so she can enjoy it just as much!

Full Moon coming up over the water...the perfect conclusion to the first day!