Schroeder Family Blog p.2: October 2007

Hi hi hi!! So, we're back from our wonderful vacation...it was so great to just get away from everything for a week and enjoy the be-yew-tiful beaches of Gulf Shores. I could not have asked for a better time of year than this to go too..the weather was mostly fantastic (except for the horrendous thunderstorms on the last day and a half...but hey, we had to get to the outlet mall sometime, so it was OK) The kids had a marvelous time...riding their new scooters, making sand castles with daddy, and hanging out with Nana, Dee and the Aunties. However I dont think anyone enjoyed the vacation as much as Chassie Dog. SHE LOVES THE BEACH! Every day, all she wanted to do was go out and chase the shadows of the birds and wade/swim in the ocean. She tells me we are all going to retire to the beach in a few years. (i told her she's going to have to get a job). While we were down there we celebrated Caitlin's fifth birthday. We asked her what she wanted for her birthday dinner and she said SHRIMP and Cauliflower! (I don't know why she said cauliflower..she's actually never had it before...) So we went out to this great little restaurant called Doc's and had fried shrimp (no cauliflower) and gave her all her presents. That is one spoiled little girl let me tell you! Then later that afternoon we had butterfly birthday cake. Delicious!

We did so many fun things while we were there...and I just loved the beach house. It was the most perfect vacation house.

I'll post pictures now...I must have taken a million. Plus all the ones Caitlin took with her new camera-

Happy Family. (dontcha just love Matthew's jazzhands?)

Matthew is directing daddy's sandcastle efforts-

I just love this picture...she looks so pretty and grown up (five years old?!)

Nana and Dee gave them scooters for Caitlin's birthday...I think we all enjoyed them as much as Caitlin and Matthew did!

So, if you can't see with the helmet on is it still considered protection?

Daddy and (a very tired) Matthew at Doc's.

Caitlin and Daddy at Caitlin's birthday party

In case you were wondering how old she is now.....

Daddy, Matthew, Nana. All in a row

Soaking up the sun

I told them to make silly faces for the camera...

I guess all they could think of was to stick out their tongues

Hula Hottie

Hula hottie #2. (we found that real grass skirt washed up on shore)

Playing in the sand in her Dora bathing suit. ("mommy forgot to pack my Ariel baby suit")

Dee and the babies-

Soooooo many captions for this one:

1. HEAVENS! WHALES AT GULF SHORES! WHO KNEW!?

2. Real women have (lots of) curves

3. Big and beautiful (?)

But I aint skeered! I'll post the big picture, if only to document that Hannah has been to the beach already...

Happiest dog ever.

I have no photography skills, but this was my attempt at caputuring one of the most beautful night time pictures Ive ever seen. There was so much more color than this picture shows..and the moon was just this perfect crescent...I just love the beach.