My mom, Adison, & I went to Madeira Beach Thursday to spend the night for our very first "Girls only" trip. We left early in the morning and headed straight there. We didn't let the fact that it was storming affect us at all. In our minds, it would clear up and all would be great. We got there too early to check into our room, so we went to a public beach access and spent a few hours playing in the waves. By the time we left for our room, it was POURING. Needless to say, the rest of the day was a wash when it came to the beach. We did leave to go to John's Pass for dinner. We went to Bubba Gump's for dinner and decided to walk around for a bit afterward to let Adison get rid of some of her energy. We walked past one of those photo places that did the old time pictures. We figured "what the heck" and went inside. We decided to do the saloon photos. It was really fun to get dressed up. Adison was adorable. She even held the pistols like a little bank robber!! Friday morning, we woke up early hoping to get a little beach time in before the rain started. We managed to get about 45 minutes or so before we decided to call it a day. Even with all of the rain, it was a great time. Just hanging out with my mom was the best. It's true, you never really appreciate your parents until you are one yourself!! We've already planned our next trip. Hopefully we'll get a little more sunshine next time.
After the festival, we went out on the boat to scallop. We had our boat, but unfortunately, we waited about 30 minutes too long to leave, and couldn't get the boat under a bridge to get out in the channel. So...we went back to Lance's dad's house, unloaded all of the stuff from our boat, and RELOADED it onto their boat. For anyone with a baby, you understand the undertaking this was because you have to pack EVERYTHING "just in case" you need it. We eventually made it out and had a great time on the water!!
