Here it is! Our vacation recap, part two!
Saturday, July 27
Worked out on the treadmill at the hotel, I was the only one in there for about 5 minutes and then these other two ladies that were actually from Cincinnati came in also. I love hotel gyms, everything always seems to work great for me. Kevin and the kids ate breakfast while I got ready after my workout. Hadley wore her new Buc-ee’s shirt! Photo of the pack ‘n play we put in the corner of the room, it worked great and he slept amazing!
On the road again, and another fast food lunch for the kids. Kevin and I ate mostly protein bars for lunch while we were on the road and ate a real meal when we were able to. Huxley and his car naps, always super short.
We made it to the third main stop of our vacation. Orange Beach, Alabama! We went with my parents, my brother and his wife and their three kids. My parents were the first to arrive! This is a photo of all of their stuff, piled onto the carts, waiting for the elevators. The elevators at this place took forever. Before we got to the condo, we went to Walmart to get some groceries. We usually get our food before we put all of our stuff in the condo, so we don’t have to go back out the first day. Kevin unpacked the truck, while I organized everything in the condo. Starting with the fridge! We did bring a cooler with some of our food inside, and we kept it cold by keeping it loaded with ice, or putting it in the cabin / hotel fridge.
The view from the balcony was beautiful! After we got settled in, we all put our bathing suits on and went down to the kids splash pad / pool. Hadley loved the slide! Huxley loved it until he got plowed twice by other kids. After that, he just walked around and got wet with the other things they had there. Hadley and her cousin Kaiden, bounced back and forth from the pool to the splash pad.
We grilled out at the pool, and then went up to the condo for bed. Kevin gave Huxley a bath, and then laid with Hadley and fell asleep! I sat out in the living room watching the Olympics in the comfy lazy boy!
Sunday, July 28
Hadley loved sitting out on the balcony in the mornings, so relaxing. The ocean is my most favorite thing, it is the most relaxing to me, I can relax anytime I am by the ocean.
Kevin and Hadley went down to the beach to set up the umbrellas, I did a YouTube workout in the condo. Huxley ate his breakfast, and watched some TV. After Kevin set up the umbrellas, the beach worker guys gave us a little note that said we had to move our stuff back behind a certain spot. Hadley immediately said to her dad, “I told you dad!” Hahaha!
Kevin and I take turns taking Huxley up to the condo to feed him lunch, and then he takes a nap. We do pretty good with it, and I know Huxley could take naps at the beach, but they just aren’t the same. He will sleep for at least two hours inside, and we all know my kids love their sleep. I did let him watch his iPad for lunches, but movies and not YouTube!
After nap, we went back down to the beach! Huxley is not a fan of the ocean, he’d prefer to stay back on the sand and play.
I saved this screenshot of the beach warning flag meanings on my phone. Everyday, the flags were yellow and purple. No one was really scared of sharks or anything. Hadley did see a stingray, and we all saw some dolphins!
The pool had a Kona Ice guy everyday, and the kids all got some today. Such a fun kid treat by the pool. We tried a few times to get Huxley into the ocean, he just wasn’t having it so we stopped trying.
Kevin grilling at the pool. It was perfect, the kids would play at the splash pad or swim at the pool, and then we’d eat dinner in our bathing suits until it was time to go up for bed. So very relaxing.
Kevin and Hadley went out for a beach walk, and to hunt for some crabs. I stayed back with Huxley while he slept. I would sit out on the balcony and just listen to the ocean waves. I’m obsessed with these chin masks, along with the eye masks too.
Monday, July 29
My girl Hadley joined me for my workout this morning! She did the treadmill, lunges around the gym (for softball), and did a few leg weights. I was super proud of her!
The kids were fascinated by this water fountain in the bottom level of the condo. They would stop and just stare at it for a few minutes, almost every time we walked by it.
More beach in the morning!
Took Huxley up for lunch and nap. He is so darn good! My kids thrive on routines, and it makes it that much better for us parents. They always adjust to wherever we are at, if you stick with your usual routines for the most part. The view from the master bedroom, some days Kevin and I would take a quick snooze while Huxley napped.
More beach and pool!
My mom made all the kids towel pants! They were so cute on them all. This night we all grilled out at the pool for dinner, it was fun!
Hadley and I went out after dinner and a quick shower, and did some more crab hunting. My brother and Kaiden joined us. Hadley is good at catching the little ghost crabs, she grabs them with her bare hands and all. She doesn’t need a net! haha
And that was day 4-6! Check back for more this week!
Happy Wednesday everyone!
That condo look fabulous and your days at the beach sound as relaxing as they can be with little kids in two. We always made sure to stick as closely to our routines while traveling too! Though we’ve never mastered getting groceries before checking in… mostly because there was never enough room in the car for anything else until we unloaded! LOL.
Haha I feel ya on that one, we had to cram the groceries in for sure!