Gulf Shores Part I

Up and at 'em at 5 AM for

our first long ROAD TRIP!!!

Pierce Party of Five on VaCaY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sttttttiiiiilllllllll in Texas!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY!!!  Our kids first time

out of the great state of TEXAS!

We drove ALL.DAY.LONG.

Surprisingly, somehow, some way...

it was mostly ALL smiles:)

Walker was really the only one that slept.  

My Little H's were just too excited!

Mommy was, too:)

ALABAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Super cool tunnel in Alabama!

Inside the tunnel!!!

We arrived in Gulf Shores around 4 that afternoon.

We went to the store on our way in and 

then checked into the BEACH CLUB:)

The Beach Club was awesome!

We made it!!!  :)

Thankful for my man ~ 

he did ALL the driving.  Wouldn't even

consider letting me drive.

Just like my dad;)

VACAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAIT a minute...

who brought all these kids?!?  (;

We had to hit the white sands that evening...

So excited to be with the CARRS!!!

JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just might be my favorite picture EVER...

My favorite three people

at my favorite place ~ the beach:)

Sister couldn't wait to do this!!!!!!

Just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

This went on forever;)

And ever! ;)

Meanwhile this kid was having a blast!!!

Surfer BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our favorite couple......

with big brother always looking over;)

This boy was pretty handsome

himself on the beach!!!

I mean, really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just have to flashback to when 

he was about seven in the ocean!  

Surfs UP!

Such handsome surfers!!!

With a funny photo bomber;)

And then there were two ~ 

I mean three;)

Hang Ten!

We were SO happy and excited 

and THANKFUL

to be at this beautiful beach 

with good friends:)

We finished off our first night with 

pizza, a movie, AND the hot tub!