We recently got home from a week at the beach with my mom, aka GG. She takes me and my family and my brother and his family every year. I think this was our 6th year at the same place in Fort Morgan, Al called the Martinique. It is a really cool place that is like a big neighborhood on the beach. Each beach house has its own golf cart to cruise around in or to go back and forth from the pool or beach. It was a relaxing time to just get away from the daily routine and spend time with family and cousins.
We experienced some effects of the oil spill with tar balls on the beach, so we spent less time on the beach and more time at the pool. Some days were better than others, so we did get some crab hunting in. Will, Sam, and Kate stayed busy for hours at a time looking for frogs and building a "frog mansion" with sand and rocks. It was pretty impressive. We did some shopping at the Wharf and the boys went fishing off the pier in Gulf Shores. We ate some good food at the house where each family took turns cooking a meal and we also enjoyed going out to eat at The Hang Out (for Carley's birthday) and Lu Lu's for lunch one day. They both have great food and a fun atmosphere. The night we went to The Hang Out, Emma Grace and Carley got picked to participate in a contest to find 5 cherries with their hands behind their backs from a pie of whipped cream. It was hilarious to watch. We watched movies, played games, rode bikes, and Uncle Harry taught the kids how to do the pretzel!
We were all introduced to P90X which is a DVD workout you do for 90 days by this crazy guy named Tony Horton. Harry and Joy have been doing it for like 56 days and Harry though it would be great if we all did it. The kids even did it with us. I was sore for days!
