This past summer we decided to vacation with Nana Rau, Uncle Trey, Aunt Stacy, Jenna, Leah and Luke. We knew we wanted a beach vacation, but didn't really know where we wanted to go. Our first thought was to visit the Florida beaches, but after hearing such great things about the Alabama beaches, we decided to check it out. We made reservations at the Beach Club in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The resort was beautiful and the beaches were awesome. We stayed in a cottage; only a very short walk from the white sandy beaches. Besides a little bit of a stomach bug that tried to invade part of our vacation (thank god it only lasted a few hours for everyone) we all had a great time. Our cottage was equipped with a private pool, so when we came back from the beach, we could take a dip in the pool to clean off a little. The older kids lived in that pool when we weren't at the beach. We literally had to drag them out to get them to eat or go to bed. Kade loved riding his tube on the waves in the ocean. He had no fear of the water. Brady wasn't crazy about going in the ocean. He didn't like the waves slamming against him. He spent the majority of his time making sand castles and looking for shells. Nate liked playing in the sand more than he did getting in the water. He was still a little young for it all. Over all we had a fantastic time and will definitely go back in the future. Thank you Nana Rau and Hardy family for an awesome vacation.
