Beach Trip

Jason's brother, Jim, lives in Orange Beach so the Walker family goes there as often as we can. This year we went down for Memorial Day weekend, Friday through Monday. If you've never been to the Alabama gulf coast beaches, I highly recommend it. We have soft, sugar white sand beaches leading into beautiful emerald water. Jim's condo has an indoor and outdoor pool, so we enjoyed lots of pool time as well. On Sunday morning Jason and two of his brothers went golfing, then that afternoon Jane and I did some shopping at my favorite store -- Old Time Pottery. There is wonderful outlet shopping in the area, as well as great restaurants, and plenty of entertainment for the kids.
We decided to celebrate Eli's birthday since he was there with his brothers and two of his five cousins. He ate cake, opened gifts and enjoyed himself in general. It was also Eli's first time to get in the water and boy did he love it. He didn't want to get out of the pool! Jane had gotten him a floatie (pictured below) which he could ride around in and enjoy the water. We were thrilled at how much he enjoyed being in the water, we plan to give him all the water time he wants!
Hugh and Grant had a fantastic time also, they spent lots of time playing with their new water guns, swimming, and hanging out with their cousins.
Here are some pics from out trip...although they are probably self-explanatory, I've captioned them for further explanation!

Walker Cousins
Hugh at the beach
Eli & his folks
Eli opening his birthday gifts

Cake Time!
Mmmmmmmmm
Want Some?
Eli LOVED this floatie his Mama Jane gave him
Grant at the pool


Eli at the beach
Eli's first time in the pool...wondering if he'll like it.
YES! He LOVES it!