Orange Beach Vacation: Day 2

The morning of Day 2, we ate our breakfast out on our balcony...

Then the rest of the day was basically spent at the beach and pool all day. Asher was pretty scared of the water at first but loved it by the end of the day...

Orange Beach Vacation: Day 1

We have gone to Destin, FL for beach vacations in the past but have heard great things about Orange Beach/Gulf Shores, AL so we thought we'd try that destination this time for our family vacation, plus it's a little shorter drive & since we have a toddler in tow this year, a shorter distance is definitely better!

Before we left, I started a pinterest board and did a lot of research of things to do, places to stay, etc. The night before we left, I put together a few Dollar Tree surprises for the kids for the loooong car ride there...

We left at 4 in the morning and drove from Tulsa to West Monroe, LA which is about a 7 hour drive. 

Our girls like watching Duck Dynasty so we took about an hour break and shopped at their store...

Then got back on the road...

Another 6 hours later, we made it to Orange Beach!

We stayed at Phoenix West II which was the perfect location on the beach & just big enough for our 3 families - it was also quite affordable splitting the price 3 ways. Score! ;-)

We couldn't drive 13 hours and not go see the beach before bedtime, so we threw on our suits & did a little crab hunting & nighttime swimming...

Needless to say we crashed that night and slept in the next morning!

Orange Beach Vacation 2014

We just returned from vacationing in Orange Beach, AL with Steve's parents, his sister, and her two kids. We also took one of the girl's friends with us and another family went, as well. It was so much fun & lots of great memories were made. And we even managed to stay away from the sharks ;-)

Here's a breakdown of what we did, where we stayed & ate, etc. Just click on the links below to see pics & for more details...

* Day 1 - Duck Commander & a little beach time

* Day 2 - Beach & Crab Hunting

* Day 3 - Beach & Date Night

* Day 4 - Tanger Outlet Mall & The Wharf

* Day 5 - Dolphin Cruise, Beach, & Ropes Course

* Day 6 - Beach & Hot Air Balloon Festival

* Day 7 - Homeward bound

* Family Beach Pics