A long, long trip!

We'll we had a very long trip over Easter. It ended up being for 13 days! That's a long time with a husband, five children and a minivan. First, we went to Arkansas to see a family friend retire after working for about 37 years! Then we traveled to Vicksburg, MS to spend the night on our way to Gulf Shores, AL. The next day we arrived in Alabama and spent the next 5 nights at the beach. The girls really just wanted to swim and go down to the sand. We took one excursion to Alligator Alley, but that was all. From there we went to my Mother-in-Law and her husbands house in Hattiesburg, MS, for Easter. It was a great time full of extended family. We were so glad to make it home and I'm still recovering a week later.

There's my oldest holding a real, live alligator. She dropped it soon after this picture. Ooops!

Everyone (except baby) enjoying the sand and sun.