One Last Hurrah

With the impending birth of the twins, we knew it was now or never if we wanted to take one last vacation as a family of three, so we packed our bags and made way for Gulf Shores for a week of sand, sun, and family fun.  We were accompanied by some of our favorite extended family members:  Ra Ra, PePaw, Ashley, Madalyn, Briena, Mamaw Ollie, Papaw Charlie, Aunt Cindy, and Logan.
Caleb did great on the ride down - only complaining when the music stopped playing from his headphones.

When we were finally settled in at the house we were renting, we set up the pack-n-play where Caleb was to sleep and placed him inside with his blankie, monkey and Mickey Mouse...unfortunately, Caleb discovered at that exact moment that he could break out of his sleeping prison.  One leg over the side.  Then the other.  Freedom!  We were finally able to coax him to sleep that night, but our first objective the very next morning was to acquire a full size crib...no price was too high to make sure that he (and Mommy and Daddy) was getting the sleep he requires.  I always knew that day was coming...I was just hoping it would not be on vacation in a strange house!
While we were at the store buying a new crib, Caleb was at the beach splashing in the ocean.

From all accounts, he had a wonderful first day at the beach!
The rest of the week was basically more of the same:  play in the sand, jump waves, swim in the pool, and repeat.

Did I mention that Caleb learned to swim by himself too?  Well, he had on his floaties, but he no longer needs us to hold onto him!

 We also worked in a trip to the local zoo.  It was a quick visit because some of us (Caleb...ok, and Mommy too) were too hot, hungry and tired to stay much longer. 

It was also a great time of hanging out with family.

 And, as you can see, the babies continue to grow larger and larger...

It was a great trip, which is a good thing, because we're not likely to do it again any time soon.  See you in about five years, beach!