Gulf Shores:Day 2 (Monday)

So Monday morning we got up and had a breakfast of pancakes and sausage before we all got dressed in our swimwear to head off to the beach. I slathered Gracie up with sunblock (SPF 50) and her cute little yellow hat, and we were off!

Gracie tries out the water again.

Gracie decides she doesn't like the water. Too cold!

Jessica (holding Gracie) talks her into getting in - for a little while.

Gracie trying to build a sand castle.

Gracie had more fun sitting at the water's edge with Mawmaw.

After maybe an hour and a half, Gracie and I headed back to the condo for a bath and lunch of hotdogs and chips. Once everybody else had come back from the beach, and we were all showered, fed, and dressed, we headed off to The Track to play for a little while. Gracie really enjoyed the go-carts and the kiddie land area, as obvious in some of the pictures below!

Gracie and Me out on the race track for the first time.

Jess and Tina are lined up and ready to go!

Jessica Watson.

Kayla (and someone behind her...but I'm half blind and can't see who it is this morning!)

Gracie in the Fred Flinstone car at Kiddie Land.

So after The Track came Lambert's Cafe and I just can't say enough good things about this place. If you ever visit Gulf Shores and have not been here, you are missing out. Plan ahead - the wait is usually an hour long, but they do have a gift shop to peruse. Be warned, though - Lambert's only accepts cash or check. They don't take plastic. However, if you forget, they have an ATM inside the front entrance. Lambert's is an old-fashioned style restaurant, with things like fried pork chops (which were awesome!), black-eyed peas, and fried okra on the menu. They even had frog legs, but I wasn't willing to give those a try!
The best thing about Lambert's (besides the food) is the wonderful service. They have what they call pass-arounds, which is where some of the workers walk around with big pots or bowls of food and offer some to your table. We had fried okra with our drinks while we waited for our food. And the rolls! I was told before we ever got to Gulf Shores that Lambert's is famous for throwed rolls, and boy are they! The guys who were throwing the rolls were kind enough to lean over the table (twice) to throw Gracie a roll, to which she exclaimed proudly, "Mama, I caught one! I caught one!"
Here is a photo of the massive roll she caught (it's almost like three in one):


After dinner it was almost nine o'clock, so we called it a night and headed back to the condo to play cards, hang out, and watch some TV before heading off to bed. Gracie, suprisingly, went down without a problem. It must've been all the time in the sun and the fun she had for dinner!
I will try to post about our adventures on Tuesday later this afternoon.