Vacation 2010 - Day 2

This morning we got up to very cloudy skies. We got breakfast downstairs and got packed up right before the rain started. We went in Dollar General to pick up our final swim gear. We stopped at Sam's to exchange our new ice chest that was falling apart and to load up on some food for the trip.

Finally got the rest of our swim gear! We are ready to Rock & Roll!

About 3 1/2 hours later we arrived in Orange Beach to heavy rain, but that didn't stop the fun. As soon as the van was completely unloaded and we had figured out where our condo was and got everyone's stuff to their own rooms ... the swim suit were put on and we were headed to the pools! It was still sprinkling when we first got to the pool, but that didn't stop our kids! They had a blast in the outdoor pool, on the slides, and then we headed in to the warmer indoor pool. Jack took off his vest and decided he could handle the pool without it, Michael was all over the pool with his vest on and I was staying close to the warm waterfall water coming from the hot tub! :) After we swam for a while we walked to look at the lazy river and we could see the gulf clearly! Michael saw waves crashing in for the first time! FUN!

Here comes Michael!

Weeeeeee!

Good job! :)

Swim, Jack!

We headed in, showered, at dinner and watched the sunset from our balcony. We saw boats, a seagull looking for dinner and a few dolphin fins that kept popping up! Hope we get to see more this week!

Sunset - day one at the beach!
It has been a long time since I have seen something like this! Too long!

Watching the weather and hoping for some sunny - non-oily weather this week!