Orange Beach in October

We went to Orange Beach, Alabama for fall break. I wasn't sure how I'd like the beach in October, but everything about it was great. The weather was perfect; it rained one evening, but every day was 80 degrees plus, but it never felt sweltering. I also loved the fact that it wasn't crowded. We never had to wait too long for dinner. We also went with the Griffins, and it made the trip a lot of fun. The boys loved playing with Ella and Jude, and I loved relaxing in my chair talking to Amy while they played. Here are some pictures from our week.

One of the three rainbows we saw on our way there; apparently, we drove through several tornado watches.

Day one of the boys on the beach!



Dinner with the Griffins at LuLu's (Jimmy Buffet's sister's restaraunt)



LuLu's had a huge sandbox for the "kids" to play in. Our kids with the help of Phillip dug a bigger hole than another group of kids. In one of these pictures, you can see Ella, Jude, and Lofton looking over at the other hole to see how they were doing.


Leaving Lulu's

Hitting Bruster's for icecream- Landon couldn't wait to get his M&M icecream. He dropped it with the help of me, and I gave him what was left of Lofton's which wasn't much. Apparently, Landon didn't get his fill because on the way back to the condo, he kept saying, "Someone ate my icecream."


Everyone loved playing on the beach. Landon loved playing with "his Ella", and the boys loved "surfing" as they called it. Landon loved the fact that Ella let him bury her in the sand. Amy said that Lofton reminded her of Scuba Steve with his goggles. Landon also enjoyed resting under his "tent."











Enjoying the pool, which was their favorite part.




Pics from our dinner at Lambert's- aka the roll throwing place. Everytime they came out with fresh rolls, Lofton would raise his hand; he loved to catch them, but he also loved putting honey on them.


My boys looking for crabs and shells. They found four crabs one morning, and Lofton even took them back to our room so we could show them to Jude and Ella.







Lofton holding a lizard that he caught!

Ella holding one of Lofton's crab friends. If you look hard enough you can see it.

I looked out in the ocean one day to see Lofton holding on for dear life to Phillip; I zoomed in with my camera to capture the moment, and I got some pictures of him running back to tell me what had upset him so much! I felt sorry for him being so scared, but since I knew he wasn't hurt, I couldn't resist capturing the moment.



Here is what he was so upset about... Stingrays! There were three or four circling them in the water, and the stingrays stuck around for atleast a half an hour. We watched them swimming in the surf- from the shore that is.

Ella bravely wanted to go see them herself, but she did it safely from Jonathan's shoulders.

On our last night, we went for seafood. At the restaraunt, Lofton and Phillip posed by an alligator for a picture.

Landon wouldn't pose by the alligator, so he found a horse for a photo op.


We went to play Landon's favorite- putt putt. Close to the course, there was a fence to protect players from alligators...

... and huge crawdads!

Obviously the fence it just there to make everyone feel better because it isn't keeping out alligators; it looks as if they have found their own way in.

Lofton driving the go carts by himself.



Landon really wanted to, but he is too small, so he chose to ride this boat ride. The attendant thought he'd be afraid, so he made me ride too.


We saw another rainbow as we were leaving our condo to head back to Tennessee, but before heading back we took a family picture.