Going to the Gulf

On Saturday we took off for the coast. We ended up at a town called Gulf Shores in Alabama. It was beautiful, the sand is just so white and you could actually wade out in the water and not worry about the waves. Just as we got there a little boy had gotten stung by a jelly fish, so Ryan would not go in the water. Everyone was already in there so dad went and tried to get him. It took a lot of coaxing but he finally got in. Clark and Emma had no problems about getting in. Clark kept going out further and further, we had to keep calling him back, he had so much fun body surfing he didn't realize he was going out further. The only problem we had was that the water was sooo salty that it burned the eyes and the nose when you were suprised by the waves. Emma loved being in the water, dad taught her how to jump the waves by herself. When it was time to get out the kids did not want to get out, so we told them that we would visit the coast again.

We left Gulf Shores and headed towards Mobile where the Battleship "The Alabama" is docked. Carrson was in heaven. We got there 30 minutes late to buy a ticket to get on the ship, so we have to go back there too. The boys were excited to see the ship, they also liked how there were tanks, jets and even a submarine. So we will have to spend more time there.

We hope that you are enjoying your summer, let us know how you are doing.

The Drapers