Vacation 2005 - Orange Beach, AL

Well, we all survived our first real family vacation. Actually, It went very well - the kids had a really good time swimming and playing on the beach. The condo (Phoenix V) was very nice, and the city has done a really good job of recovering from hurricane Ivan. There was a lot of construction going on around the city, but none of it hindered our vacation. The beach was in very good condition - the only sign of the rebuilding was the many broken sea shells from where they pumped the sand. You had to watch where you walked.

Ok, enough with the chit-chat. I'll get on with what you really came to see - kid pictures!

I'll start this multimedia experience with some movies of the kids swimming.

NOTE: I put both Quicktime and Windows Media formats. If you don't have the Quicktime software, you can get it free from HERE.

Ethan jumping off the steps (Quicktime)
1.020 MB

Ethan jumping off the steps (Windows Media)
1.4 MB

Emily swimming under water (Quicktime)
.868 MB

Emily swimming under water (Windows Media)
1.4 MB

Here are various kid pictures, in no particular order.













Here are a couple of pics of a heron (?) that was on the beach on our last day. I was able to get suprisingly close to them.





Here is a view from our balcony:

Living Large in D'Lo

The kids and I went to MS this past weekend. While we were there, Mimi and I took the kids to D'Lo water park, which is where the "Sirens" scene in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" was filmed. I hadn't been there in quite a few years, so it wasn't as idyllic as I had remembered, but the kids had fun.







Here is a random flower picture I took near my parent's house.