Christmas Beach Trip 2014

For many years now, my Aunt Marla and Uncle Tommy have allowed David and I to use their beach condo the week before Christmas.  Last year, we took Amelia in November, because we didn't want her to be overwhelmed with a trip to the beach and her first Christmas at home all at once.  This year, we returned to our tradition of traveling to the beach for a few days the week before Christmas.  Amelia LOVES the beach.  She loves it so much that she has been more excited about traveling to the beach than having Santa come to her house.  We were able to spend 5 wonderful days playing and relaxing.  It rained for almost the entire trip, but we managed to be able to spend a little time on the beach playing in the sand, and the indoor pool was a major bonus, since our little fish loves to swim. 

The day started out chilly, but it warmed up quickly.

Amelia loves this panda hat and decided to wear it even after I told her she could take it off.

Building a sand castle with Daddy

Sliding and rolling down the hill of sand was a major entertainment.

She even dipped her toes in the water, but quickly realized that Mommy was correct when she said the water was freezing.

Amelia thought sitting in this basket was hilarious!

I attempted to take pictures of Amelia in her white dress on the beach.  Unfortunately, Amelia thought it was more fun to play in the sand while wearing her white dress.  This is why I am a BIG fan of bleach!

It rained for two days straight, so we weren't able to go to the beach.  We shopped at the outlets one day and visited a friend in Fairhope the next.  Amelia was beyond excited when I told her we could go to the beach.  I warned her that it was cold, but she didn't care!

Our last morning, the sun came out for a brief amount of time.  We hit the beach as fast as we could before the rain came back.  Amelia LOVES to dig in the sand!

We also managed a trip to Fort Morgan while we were at the beach.  Climbing up and down the STEEP steps was Amelia's favorite part!  There are no pictures of this, because it was extremely hard making sure she didn't fall off of the steps!

 

Our family had an amazing trip, and we are so thankful that we were able to have the opportunity to go!  Thank you Aunt Marla and Uncle Tommy!