Dave has a week and a half off and we decided we needed a little family vacation. Even though it would be a 7 hour drive we wanted to go to the coast. We have heard about the beautiful beaches and white sand and wanted to try out the gulf coast. We drove straight through Alabama and enjoyed the diversity of homes and small towns.
Bailee stayed busy in the back napping, snacking, and playing with toys or reading books. We are so grateful that she stays entertained without needing a movie or a device to play on the whole time. We saw a lot of cows and horses and loved the greenery the whole way! That may be one of our favorite things about the south.. It stays green all year!
We set up in our hotel which was a great deal on Priceline! We were a little nervous but it exceeded our expectations and thoughts of how it was going to be. 
Clockwise from left- this is how she eats sandwiches.. We have tried teaching her to keep it closed. Bailee and me at the hotel. A corded phone is a novelty and she kept wanting to talk on them. And of course she was so excited for her big bed to jump in the pillows.
Clockwise from left- this is how she eats sandwiches.. We have tried teaching her to keep it closed. Bailee and me at the hotel. A corded phone is a novelty and she kept wanting to talk on them. And of course she was so excited for her big bed to jump in the pillows. After settling in we headed out for some food and beach time! 
We ate at pineapple willy's and tried our first alligator! The food was great and Bailee even liked the alligator. Dave and I have made a little tradition of trying new things on trips and now have had shark and alligator. Now I just need to take him back to Australia to try kangaroo! We wouldn't support eating these things all of the time but we enjoy trying new foods. 
Because of eating at the restaurant we were able to stay parked there and have access to the beach. Bailee had been talking about going there for at least a week so she was thrilled to be there! Dave turns back into a kid at the beach which I love because I enjoy sitting back mostly and watching him play with Bailee.
We ate at pineapple willy's and tried our first alligator! The food was great and Bailee even liked the alligator. Dave and I have made a little tradition of trying new things on trips and now have had shark and alligator. Now I just need to take him back to Australia to try kangaroo! We wouldn't support eating these things all of the time but we enjoy trying new foods. Because of eating at the restaurant we were able to stay parked there and have access to the beach. Bailee had been talking about going there for at least a week so she was thrilled to be there! Dave turns back into a kid at the beach which I love because I enjoy sitting back mostly and watching him play with Bailee. 
More pictures of our beach time because that is all we wanted to do for our time there. There are other touristy things to do but we could have spent a week at the beach alone. We debated staying longer but chose to leave when we heard a tropical storm was headed our way!
We were so grateful to have a little family vacation even with Dave in school. There are still many destinations on our list we would like to go to while living here but we are glad to be slowly checking off that list :)
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