Family Beach Photos

These photos aren't the best, and I think my original Nikon baby is on her last leg.  As crazy as it sounds, it is hard to put her to rest.  

Dauphin Island 2017

We spent last week on Dauphin Island which is most definitely a family favorite.  Memory making and relaxing were the only 2 things on the agenda.  We played and explored in the ocean, fished off the shore, went on an off-shore fishing excursion, visited the USS Alabama, strolled through the island's bird sanctuary, rode the ferry into Gulf Shores, learned a lot at the Dauphin Island Estuarium and had the most amazing dolphin experience.  Needless to say, it was lovely...not perfect but lovely none the less.  Here are a few of my favorite photos that I snapped with my ancient Nikon that has vacationed with us the past 10 years.

I can now officially say that Caleb is a beach bum too.  He absolutely loved the sand, ocean, and wildlife.

Scott and Andrew have such a beautiful relationship, and I pray that it can be duplicated twice more.

This was Scott's most successful year fishing to date.  This was his first fish not the biggest.  Believe it or not, this fella can shoot poison from his whiskers.  Thankfully, we didn't learn this fact the hard way.

Andrew built the most fabulous castle creation over the course of a day.  Watching from the deck as other vacationers strolled by and admired his work was a definite high light for this future engineer.

(Olivia caught a gigantic stingray.)

This photo of our van was taken on the ferry moments before the battery went dead setting all kinds of crazy into motion.

Moments after this photo was taken, this docile brown pelican attacked Andrew.

The surf on Dauphin Island is usually incredibly calm which is a draw for this incredibly anxious momma.  However, this year storms were rolling, and the waves were numerous, large, and strong.