Memorial Weekend - Biloxi

We took a last minute trip to Biloxi for the holiday.  Normally we would go back to Texas for a long weekend, but the drive is getting harder for us and we decided to stay closer to home this time.  It was a nice little beach trip with our little family of four.

 The kids loved our balcony.  I thought it was pretty neat too.  :-)

Low tide was in the evening.  About 25 extra yards of beach emerged during low tides.  You can see a family out on the newly exposed portion of the beach.

On Sunday night, we went to Shaggy's for dinner.  This place was a tourist trap and was right on the beach.  We were told we'd have to wait for 40 minutes.  An hour and 15 minutes later, our table was ready.  The kids were entertained by running around the deck, but by the time we were finally seated, it was already past their bedtime (not to mention their dinner time!) and they were starting to get grouchy.

After the long wait and the fussy children, Forrest and I indulged in some fancy margaritas.

Would you believe that in this tourist trap, the food was excellent?  It absolutely was!  We each got fried shrimp and it was some of the best I've ever had.  I think I'll take my family there.

Breakfast!

This breakfast of toast and yogurt is always a hit.

Anyone home?

This picture was taken on the balcony of the beach house.  My little Carter.  <3

Dinner in a beach town

We ate a funny little hamburger place in Ocean Springs.  I don't remember the name but I know we'll look for it again if we ever make it back there.

 I ordered a burger that was covered in bacon, blue cheese, and onion ring straws. 

 The waitress gave us some mini packs of oreos for the ride home.  Oh what a mess they made.

Balcony pics

We also enjoyed time on the balcony.  Mostly, I enjoyed time there.  The kids took a monster nap on Saturday so I snoozed and read out on the balcony.  Forrest did a little fishing while I was snoozing.

Beach pics

Olivia was our water baby.  She loved everything about the beach, including the ocean.  Carter liked digging in the sand but he wasn't real interested in the water.  As such, I got more pictures of Olivia than Carter.

Our house was right on the beach so we just had to walk down the steps and set up camp right next to the house.  It was very convenient.

I love Olivia's expression in this picture.  She was probably irritated with me for picking her up when she was having so much fun on her own.