36: Another evacuation

Late August Birthdays Suck.  We evacuated for Hurricane Isaac this year.  This time though, we headed to my parents' home in McComb.  We had a really nice week with them in spite of the rainy weather.  We did lose power there also ... after the storm.  I'm guessing a tree must have finished its fall or something of the sort.  We were without power for about a day and a half, which wasn't too bad.  My parents' neighbor generously offered a couple of their outlets which were powered by their automatic generator, so we ran a cord to the refrigerator and a couple of fans.  We were also able to charge our various Ipads, phones, computers, etc for a little entertainment.

We opened presents in the morning and had birthday cake by lantern after dinner!

Les Miserables Tickets!

An Ipad!!!

Thank you for a nice Birthday Evacuation Mom and Dad.  There is no where I'd rather be for my birthday!

More Dates with Daddy

Go Hornets!

Mommy got to come along to the Saints game too!



Go Saints!



Gulf Shores: August

For our trip this year, we planned to take the Mobile Ferry again from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan.  We arrived kind of late in the day, and found that everyone had the same idea.  We ended up waiting 2.5 hours and luckily got on the last ferry of the day.  The condo was beautiful as always, with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, a small kitchen, and a deck.  We were greeted this year with a warning about swimming in the gulf:  Jellyfish and Sharks in the water.  Well, I'm not a fan of ocean swimming to begin with, so that sealed the deal for me.  To the pools we go!

We still played in the sand, walked on the beach, and hunted for seashells.

We took a ride out to Johnson Beach in Florida.   It's a National Seashore and it's remote and beautiful. 

Bubbles at The Hangout in Gulf Shores

Bungee Jumping at The Hangout

The swimming lessons are paying off, though we are taking a break from them right now.  As long as the water isn't too cold, Cassidy will swim for hours.

Celebrating our 12th Anniversary

Our trip ended on the same note it began.  We missed the 10:15 ferry by about 4 minutes.  We then sat and waited for the 11:00 ferry, only to find out they were only running one boat that morning, which puts the next ferry at 11:45.  Then we watched a huge storm blow in over Mobile Bay.  As we sat in our car, first in line for the next ferry, we watched as the ferry circled around out in front of the dock because the water was too rough to come in.  While watching this, I grew more and more anxious about the prospect of getting on that ferry as I get a little nauseated crossing the bay in nice weather.  We finally decided to abandon the plan and drive back into Gulf Shores to take the highway around 12:15.  No more ferry for us.