Gulf Pictures

We had so much fun in Gulf Shores!  I have tons of pictures and it's hard to know which ones to share!

Here are some of the fun memories from our Winter Vacation on the Beach!

Maddie was thrilled to spend the week with her big cousin, Terra!  These 2 were pretty much inseparable!

It was fun for all 6 cousins to be together and make memories together.

Although we have gone to Gulf Shores before, Maddie doesn't remember much because it had been several years since our last trip.  This was the first trip where she will remember and  SHE LOVED IT!

E - couldn't keep this guy from the water!

Ronnie, taking it easy!

Meal times had the potential to be a little chaotic with 12 people, but really went relatively smooth!

These 4 were referred to as "birds on a high wire"!

We enjoyed Christmas together in Gulf Shores too!

 We enjoyed several walks on the beach together as a family!

It was fun to see lots of God's Creation on our walks (shells, jelly fish, crabs, clams, seagulls and other birds, dolphins, fish as well as beautiful waves, sunsets and sand).

Love this little gal, and so enjoyed experiencing the beach with her.

My Mom and Dad got the kids IWU shirts for Christmas.  Here they are sporting their new shirts on the beach!

There was time for games too.  We had a couple of days where it was rainy and we stayed inside with the family (or went shopping)!

Maddie got her nails done with Aunt Tonya and Terra!

This is the view from the balcony off Ron and I's room.

Beautiful!

There were several football games on the beach - that's one thing about going in the winter months - the beach is not packed at all - in fact we had it pretty much to ourselves!

Maddie and Eli spent a good deal of their time digging and playing in the sand!

 We even got to skype with Aunt Jo and the crew from Scotland!

All 6 of these guys enjoyed their Christmas on the beach!

I have so many more pictures I probably need to do another post!  

Stay tuned, more to come!