Gulf Shores, Alabama

It's been a couple of weeks now, but we took a little family trip over to Gulf Shores, Alabama to hang out at the beach for a few days.  We heard it was nice, and closer than Destin (which is always good when you're traveling with a toddler) so we headed on our way.  We broke the trip up and stayed in Port Arthur on the way there and back, and got to spend some time with our families.

Mady did awesome on the car ride there!  Eight hours in the car, and no tantrums or meltdowns at all!  I brought some snacks, toys, and books for her to play with.  We also loaded a couple of movies on the iPad, and that was all it took.  We had a wonderful time at the beach and Mady loved it!  I wasn't too sure she was going to enjoy it and went with low expectations but boy was I wrong!  She had so much fun playing in the waves with us, and she loved playing with her beach toys in the sand.  The condo we stayed at also had a few pools, so we had some fun times in the pool as well.  Great memories made!  Just two days ago we asked her if she remembered going to the beach and she started naming off: dolphin! kite! water!  All things we saw while we were there.

We're here!!

Just a little relaxing on the beach.  My kind of girl!

Playing in the waves

School started this week for Mady and I.  It's been a bit of an adjustment, but I think more on my part than hers.  She has done great going back to school, but I must admit I miss her a lot.  Classes have gone really well so far though, and I have a good group of students.  While I do miss her, I love what I do and really have fun teaching and being in the classroom.