Spring Break - Fort Morgan, Alabama - Tuesday, March 25, 2008

It's the end of our first full 24 hours at our Spring Break location in Fort Morgan, AL and we had a fun day!

We arrived around 7:30 or so on Monday evening, unloaded the truck, and then ordered pizza since we were too tired from traveling to go to the grocery store. The pizza was good, but since we didn't go to the store, we didn't have any paper towels, so we improvised and used toilet paper to wipe our faces and hands...

Luke and I took a walk on the beach first thing this morning. It was a bit chilly, but we had a good walk together. Luke picked up a lot of shells and enjoyed being next to the water and in the sand...

When we got back from our walk, we got some breakfast and the rest of the family got up and ate as well...Grant was the last one to get up...he slept in the longest. We all took our time getting showers and ready for the day and by the time we were done it was time to look for a place to eat for lunch.

After reading some reviews online, Cota and I decided on eating at a place called Bahama Bob's. The food there was great! I ordered a Soft Shell Crab Po' Boy sandwich and when it arrived at the table it freaked me out a bit because the LEGS were still ON the crab! They were fried right along with the rest of the crab...I was expecting more of a "soft shell crab MEAT" sandwich...not the WHOLE THING! I ate the sandwich and it was good...the french fries were very tasty as well. I did leave one set of legs uneaten because I ran out of bread and didn't want to eat them on their own. Here are a couple pictures of the family before our food arrived...

When we were done with lunch we all took a short walk on the beach before we got back in the truck to head to Wal-Mart for a food/beach toys/other miscellaneous items trip. After all of our shopping items were loaded into the truck we headed back to our "home away from home", unloaded & put away the groceries, and then went out to the beach for a bit.

As I walked out to the beach, I saw A.J. walking back to the house and he was soaking wet! He had fallen in the water and was on his way back to the house to get his swim trunks to put on. When I got to the edge of the water, I saw the older kids still in the water playing and could hardly believe it....that water was COLD!After a bit, A.J. was back to join the rest of the kids playing in the water...It didn't take long before the water (with the aid of the wind) got too cold for A.J. and he needed to be warmed up by Kelsey (and Sydney, too)...doesn't Cota look warm and dry in her towel?

Grant and Luke decided that they were cold also and gave up playing in the water to go inside to get a warm shower...

After another round of showers and baths, we all settled down for the evening and had a small dinner here.

We have a busy day tomorrow, so I need to be getting to bed. I'll be sure to post about our Wednesday adventures tomorrow evening. Good night!