The Beach Part I

We made our annual pilgrimage to the beach at the beginning of September. The best time to go in my opinion. All the crowds are gone, the heat is less intense, but the water is still warm. I think it is safe to say that this was are favorite beach trip so far. The only thing that was missing was Great Granny. She had to sit this trip out because she is still recovering from her car accident. She felt like the 12 hour car trip would be to much. We missed her and can't wait for Granny to come nest year!

We split the drive up on the way to the beach. After the cars were loaded and Scott got home form work we headed off for her first stop, Vicksburg, Mississippi. My previous memories of Vicksburg included spending two hours in the sweltering car while we toured a Civil War cemetery and staying in a hotel that was very similar to a prison. Thankfully, we didn't reenact any of the past and spent a comfortable night at the Comfort Suites.

The next morning it was up and at um. We made one stop for lunch at Sonic. It was nice to get out of the car and stretch our legs. You can tell by the pictures that Abby really enjoyed this stop. and then it was on to the beach.

We stayed in the same house as last year, just up one floor. The layout of this house is great because everything is one one floor. No running down three flights of stairs to check on the baby! We made our self at home and waited for Dave, Alicia, and Chaz to arrive.


Dave was Scott's college roommate and Alicia was my college roommate and they got married. It's nice how things work out.
They drove up from Jacksonville to spend the weekend with us. It is starting to become a tradition! We had a blast with the two of them and Chaz, who by the way, is the most placid happy baby I have ever seen. It was sad to say good-bye on Sunday :(