Beach Day

Our neighbors from the Air Force Base in Cheyenne live in Dothan, AL which is only about 4 hours from Atlanta. The Lasura's have lived there for 2 years and we had not yet seen them, so we finally planned a trip out to Alabama for the weekend.  We left Friday early afternoon and we were able to enjoy a yummy dinner prepared by Joan that night.  The next morning we drove about 2 hours to Orange Beach in Florida (about 40 miles from Destin).  It was such a beautiful beach with bright white sand and fairly clear water.

Hayden with one of her creative poses!

Don't let these pictures deceive you.  Out of no where Hayden announces she wants to go home and take a bath (after being there about an hour!) She had a big old melt down and was adamant that we leave.  I think the salt water bugged her eyes and yet she kept going underwater to show off her new skill.  She finally did cheer up and told me, "Mom, I changed my attitude, I'm happy now!"

Hayden had so much fun with Cora, their poor little eyes were hurting by the end of the day though.

 Ezra, River, Hayden & Cora

 I love spending time at the beach!  We played in the waves, made birthday sand cakes, and hunted for sea shells.  Can you ask for a better day?  After the beach we got dressed and went out for Seafood at JC Seafood and then got dessert at David's Cafe.  The Sno-balls were so amazing and we also got Benyays which are popular in New Orleans.  It's kind of like a fried pastry covered in powdered sugar.  The only problem is that I can't seem to eat and not inhale, so I kept choking on powdered sugar.  It was pretty funny.  

 After a fun filled day we headed back to the Lasura's and went to bed!  The next morning we went to church with them, had another yummy meal prepared by Joan and then headed home.  It was a quick trip with lots of driving, but we sure had fun!  We'll have to do this more often!