30A Beach Trip - Days 4 & 5

Remember when we went on a beach trip at the beginning of June and I started recapping it and then stopped?  Well, the day has finally come to get the final post up on the blog!  In case you need a refresher before you begin this post, you can see our By the Numbers post here, Day 1 here, Day 2 here, and Day 3 here.

Okay, let’s get to days four and five, shall we?

Day four started out pretty much the same as all of the others.  The kids ate the other halves of their cinnamon rolls that were leftover from the previous day, and B and I each had half of the donut that was leftover along with a Larabar.  After breakfast, we hit the beach! 

This was our last day to enjoy the beach and we had yet another perfect day weather-wise, so we wanted to squeeze in as many hours there as we possibly could.  We did a little bit of sand castle making, we hunted for shells, I read my book, and the kids splashed around in the ocean all morning.  We went up to the room briefly for a quick lunch, and then it was straight back down to the water for more of the same.  We even tried to get some “jumping on the beach pictures” and they turned out hilarious.  It is impossible to get everyone to jump at the same time when you have two tiny kids. 

And now I’m going to bore you with a million pictures because this is my family scrapbook and I want to remember every single detail!

 

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We went back up to the room a little after three and then it was time for showers and a few minutes of down time before heading out for our last night.  The kids counted shells while I got ready – all 185 of them!  How’s that for some math homework this summer?

We left for dinner around 4:45 beach time because it was already 5:45 back home, and we ended up at a little Mexican place in Rosemary Beach called La Cocina.  The cheese dip was hot, the food was delicious, and the margs were some of the best I’ve ever had.  For those of you who have ever had a margarita at Bartaco, these were almost as good as those.  Mmmm hmmmm… I told you they were good!

After dinner, we did a little bit of shopping in the gift shops nearby.  I buy a souvenir frame from every single vacation to put on our souvenir frame wall in the playroom, and I was still in need of one.  I found the perfect frame, grabbed a 30A t-shirt for myself, and the kids picked up some new sunglasses as well as a shark-tooth necklace for Jacob and a bobble head turtle for Olivia.  That she promptly broke within a day or two of getting home.  Sigh.

Anywaaaay.  Haha.  We decided to go for a little stroll after that and we ended up in Alys Beach.  The architecture there is just gorgeous!  And the evening was gorgeous!  And the weather was gorgeous!  Y’all, this was probably my favorite beach trip of ours ever. 

The kids tired pretty quickly of walking because they had played so hard in the sun all day and Olivia stubbed her toe, so we turned around and headed back to Rosemary Beach for dessert at The Sugar Shak.  If you’re ever in the area it’s a must-see!  It is the quaintest little old-fashioned candy shop/ice creamery and I swear they have every single candy bar and candy ever invented in there.  I saw so many candies that I hadn’t seen or thought of since I was little!

Our whole crew got ice cream with the exception of Olivia.  She opted for Fun Dip.  That girl loves her candy! 

Once we were done with dessert we strolled around Rosemary Beach a little bit longer and we walked down to take one last peek at the beach as the sun was setting.  We were all pretty exhausted, so we called it a night after that.

Day five we were up bright and early, we got ready and said goodbye to the ocean from our condo, and we headed straight to Big Bad Breakfast in Rosemary Beach for a… big bad breakfast.  Haha. 

Their food was HEAVEN ON A PLATE!  I had a sausage cheese biscuit and their biscuits were so light and fluffy and HUGE.  They were divine.  B opted for the French toast and I had to take a picture of it because it was just so darn pretty.

After breakfast we loaded up the car and headed for home… but not before making one last stop at Fonville Press in Alys Beach for Momma to grab a coffee for the road!  Fonville Press was the cutest little place with an outdoor courtyard and we will definitely be going back to eat there for a full meal the next time we’re there!

Just as we were leaving the storms rolled in and it was a complete wash out all day… looks like our timing was impeccable this year!

Until next year, 30A!