We had our second annual Stockstill women Gulf Shores trip this weekend, and it was Ethan’s first trip to the beach. On Sunday morning Mom, Victoria, Allie, Ethan, and I headed out to the Perdido Beach Resort in Gulf Shores. We checked in to our room, then hit the beach.

Ethan was not very impressed with the waves, but he liked the sand on his feet. I don’t know why he didn’t like the water because he LOVES the pool. He cried when the ocean water ran over his feet.

Ethan and I hung out under the umbrella with Mom while Victoria and Allie played in the water.

I nursed him and he napped for a while on the sheet.

Then he sat on the beach chairs with us for a while.

When the sun started to crowd us out, we decided to go to the pool instead. He enjoyed the pool MUCH more than the beach. He floated around the pool in his little baby floaty till he got hungry and sleepy. He nursed and fell asleep again, so we laid on the lounge chair by the pool and enjoyed our vacation.

That night we went to the Pink Pony Pub for dinner. Apparently, there is not any free public parking in Gulf Shores. If you go to the public lot, you have to pay $5. That applies to everyone except Ethan. The parking lady gave us free parking because he was so cute. Ethan really enjoyed himself at the Pink Pony. We sat outside to listen to the guy playing music. He had a harmonica and a guitar and was taking requests from the crowd, so he played quite a variety. Ethan sat in his high chair and turned himself sideways to watch the guy play.

The next morning, we went out to the beach for a few minutes to enjoy the morning and to get some more pictures.

Here’s a view of the resort from the beach

After our morning excursion, Ethan was very sleepy again

He took a nap when we got back to the room, then we went to breakfast. After breakfast, Victoria and Allie wanted to nap, but Ethan had other plans for them.

After he successfully roused his aunts, we checked out of the hotel and shopped for the rest of the day! It was a nice getaway, and we all had a really good time.