Our family went to Orange Beach, AL for a few days recently with my parents. It was so nice to get away & have a few days doing what we wanted to do & eating some GOOD food, of course. The beach revives my soul, and I've decided that there's nothing I enjoy more than sitting on the sand, enjoying the sun with a good book & the sound of waves crashing in front of me...Heaven must be a lot like that.
Who am I kidding, we actually did what the Princess wanted to do the whole time, but it was nice to have my parents there because they actually wanted to make her happy, so would go from beach to pool 25 times per day if she wanted to. Me? I would only do one or two pack up and transfer all belongings from beach to pool per day. Vacations with a little one are just not quite as relaxing as they used to be, but seeing her have so.much.fun every day and be completely wiped out in the evenings from just playing her heart out is a great feeling. She really is a beach girl, wonder where she gets that from?!
We also got to spend some time with good friends that have moved to that area, and that was so much fun. It always seems that friendships drift apart some when people move away, and it's nice to reconnect, even if it's just for a short time. It's too bad I took Zero pictures with all of them. I know, I can't believe it either!
Oh, and of course, we had to have the pre-vacation pedicures...they really just painted her toenails, but she loved it just the same, and felt like a diva!
On a separate note, if you're ever in the Pensacola, FL area, you MUST go to this restaurant. To Die For! And, they have a huge sand playground in the center of the open air restaurant that's visible from almost every table. What could be better?!
"Why were we in Pensacola?" You ask? To take our child to the Greyhound track, of course! Yeah, I couldn't believe it either, but my Dad loves all things related to Greyhound racing, and has roped us in. It's pretty family friendly at that location, and we went during the day so it was relatively low key. We got Livi to pick the dogs she liked based on their name and what they looked like...let me just say, she is a natural! Luckily we don't live too close to a track, my Dad would probably take his "good luck charm" with him all the time!
Yep, just add it to the Mother-of-the-year list!
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