A Vacation During a "Pandemic"

Gulf Shores, Alabama in 2020!

So yeah, over a year later. Please enjoy our trip. We love traveling as a family, and this trip was even more special because our friends got to join us. We rented a unit through VRBO and the host was incredible. The weather could have been more cooperative, it was a bit gusty and cold and Andrew managed to completely burn his entire back on the first day. You'd think we were beach virgins or something...

The trip was a bit over 8 hours and thankful God kept us safe, to and back. We even had to turn around after an hour into the trip coming back because I had forgotten my camera and laptop in the corner in the floor! It was such a longer trip on the way back, we were exhausted and worn out from our vacation!

My husband and kiddos totally spoiled me during this trip. It was my 36th Birthday!

Anyway, enjoy!

Our little condo had a pool in the middle. It was like 70 degrees and the kids all got in anyway (me too!) Brrr it was so cold!

The next morning, it was off to the beach after breakfast. Elena received her first dutch braids and she was absolutely in heaven.

Those are our units we stayed it. They were really nice! They were called Ocean Breeze or something and it was located right on the beach. Super cozy!

Andrew began working on digging his hole, but everybody joined in when it was time to bury him. Meanwhile, all the other kiddos enjoyed the boogey boards and the waves.

The Daddies were brave enough to get in the cold water with the littles

Unfortunately, all the restaurants did not have any In-Dining seating and it was all Take-Out. The pandemic, or China virus, was at its height of shutting down everything including the tourism to sweet towns like Gulf Shores. We relied on the guys to bring us some cold dinner and we promptly went to bed.

The pool was obviously a highlight for all the kids and they wanted in any chance we gave them permission.

Mean adults had the audacity to go back to the beach and so here we are, Day 2, burying Andrew again, Elena making sand pies and collecting seashells, and Jonah being adventurous in the water.

And of course, Jonah had to get buried in the sand too!

Another day, I can't quite recall which one, rain was forecast so we ventured into town. And sure enough, it rained! We shopped around, grabbed food, and headed back to the unit.