~Knees deep in the water somewhere~OBA 2011

As I am writing this I am so wishing we were still at the beach!!  Oh how I miss it so much.  I could live the salt water life, I do believe!!  We had a fantastic time with my brother, Jason from NC and my parents.  Matty was not able to come due to the hospital life!!  He had to work and stay busy here in Selma.  We went down Monday of last week and were able to stay until Sunday.  We are very blessed, I might add!!  We stayed at Cotton Bayou where we used to stay a long time ago, so that brought back many memories!!  The kids got to enjoy a breakfast at the Hangout with 2 of the funniest pirates I have ever met and some beautiful princesses.  We also enjoyed a full day Friday of nothing but Waterville Water Park.  Thomas did pretty much all of the slides and Lilly enjoyed the wave pool and kiddie area.  Oh, and Thomas rode his first ever roller coaster ride.  We are planning a trip to Six Flags soon!!  We did a lot of shopping at the outlets and around Orange Beach and enjoyed every night eating out.  One of our favorite places to eat, the Hangout, was a blast as the kids enjoyed the bubble machine and running and up and down the tall sand hill.  Its also great, because the kids can go and enjoy, while the adults sit and can enjoy ourselves for a few. 
As we continue to get back to normal life, we will never forget all the special memories we have of our family vacations down south!!  Lots of great memories are made at OBA!!!  May the "real life" continue...

Here are a few snapshots from this week...

Heading to the swimming pool for the day...

My sweet baby girl Lilly

Aboard the Wharf ferris wheel...HIGH up!!

Enjoying Lamberts Cafe

Yummy sugar coated donuts for breakfast

T and big Bubba riding the go carts

Mom, dad, and Lilly watching the go carts

My sleeping beauty

Soaked from the bubble machine at the Hangout

Skying with daddy on the internet

My 2 Pirates

A fun day at the water park...

Me and my wonderful brother Jason

Hands on those hips!!

Nothing like technology---thanks to the iPad!!

My newest addition--a new wrist tattoo...T for Thomas and an L for Lilly

As you can see, we had a wonderful time at the beach.  Of course, these are only half of the pictures I took!!  I had my camera every where!!  On to reality...