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Memorable Vacation Moments, The Good & The Bad

  • Getting packed up for the trip to Gulf Shores, AL (everything but the kitchen sink!!)

  • dropping both of our cell phones in the pool the first night there


  • me melting down after dropping both cell phones in the pool


  • me thanking God for reviving one of those phones


  • coping with the tiny-ness of our condo unit


  • wishing this house was where we were staying



  • meeting up with my parents and sister at the Gulf


  • playing in the beautiful white sand



  • getting stung by jellyfish


  • hunting for crabs by flashlight after dark


  • goofing off with my sister



  • shopping the outlet stores and cheesey souviener shops, among others


  • having fresh all-u-can-eat fish!!


  • watching a school of dolphins swim by just out from where we were swimming


  • playing *pirate putt-putt* with Nana and Papi



  • hunting for seashells


  • sand art by The Princess



  • getting the best tan I've had in years


  • watching my kiddos have the best time playing with the lizard they caught



  • exploring Fort Morgan (very cool!)



  • eating more great seafood


  • playing Scattergories, Phase 10, the memory game with family


  • wishing I could play on the beach everyday with my kiddos


family vacation, Gulf Shores, August 2008


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