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So you saw where it all started…then someone felt that the tennis court out front really needed to be included too and we made the trip to Target to pick up sweat bands.  Somewhere along the way it was decided that the girls needed to be in over-the-top photos as well and a trip to Target became a hunt for the tackiest things Target is capable of supplying to the general public. :o)  We’re just not as funny as the guys and we know it so if we can’t beat them at comedy, we would be beat them at all out tackiness! 

I love the guys’ toes in so many of the shots! :o)

That’s my Target puppy Fifi – her “Major Attitude” t-shirt inspired my look

See?

I love that Adrian’s mut doesn’t match her outfit at all and that she holds it like a football

It was the windiest day ever and Mindy was ready to kill whoever had the idea for her to hold that umbrella but isn’t it fun??

I’m sure Peter’s shot from here was good but it can’t possibly be as good as this!  I’m not sure what’s funnier – the rolled up shorts legs or the fact that he still go wet! :o)

You can tell by our very white legs that we don’t actually lay out by the pool – ever.

Just another day at the beach…

 I have to say, you’ll have to check the other girl’s blogs because I do think we were at least a little funny but Sean’s flair for style overpowered in his images. ;o)

Whitney and Peter
Adrienne and Chris
Mindy and Phil 

So you’ve seen a bit of the guys outfits but wait until you see their tennis skills… :o)

This shall be deemed the eating post.  Apparently I was a bit overzealous at the restaurants…

If you’ve not been to Lambert’s, you really must go!  Home of Throwed Rolls!  It’s like Cracker Barrel on steroids and crack at the same time.  No trip the beach is complete without it!

So that was our very redneck lunch.  Apple Butter and Fried Okra (not together) – YUMMMMM!

On to dinner.  LuLu’s is a fun little restaurant on the shore of the gulf.  Evidently everyone knows this because there was an hour long wait to get a table.  We opted for killing time in the goofiest, most geeky way possible.

One kind of iphone image spawned another…

and then another…

and then….yeah….we shouldn’t be left to our boredom for very long…

By the time we got in to eat I was soooo hungry that I didn’t take any pictures but I had the chicken quesadillas, in case you were wondering.

Adrienne is such a good little newlywed wife!  Chris had a birthday while we were at the beach.  We got back late from the restaurant that evening but she still went straight to the kitchen and made a birthday cake. :o)  Something about sea level didn’t sit well with the cake mix though so the cake was a little “level challenged”.  I think it’s cute and it tasted awesome!

Chris loves it when we call attention to him and sing happy birthday!  Really.

Ok so all this talk about food and dreaming of throwed rolls has made me realize that it’s 9:30pm and we still haven’t had dinner!  My very favorite images from our trip are yet to come so stay tuned and/or thanks for indulging me! :o)

This almost never happens but I was looking through some old photos a few weeks ago and I was reminded again of just how important it is to document our life.  In an attempt to change our ways, out came the camera on our beach vacation this past week.  I was vigilant and even took it to lunch and dinner with us – a big bulky 5D with a 16-35 lens sitting in my lap because there was nowhere else to sit it.  I looked like the most hardcore tourist in southern Alabama but it was worth it!  We went on vacation with our friends and we have the pictures to prove it!  Our life, or some extreme derivative of it, has been documented.  See, as we are all photographers who like being behind the camera, we took being in front to an obscene form of ridiculousness to compensate for our “in front of the camera” insecurities. :o)

It started off rather tame.  Mac much?

Once we decided to go out to the actual beach, things deteriorated rapidly… :o)

Peter Frog of Dove Wedding Photography

Fun in the Sun Phil of Phindy Studios

and Shark Boy — otherwise known as my husband

Peter was a brave soul and got into the cold ocean!

What’s a day on the beach without a good parade march?

Like the good wives that we are, we were all around to take embarrassing photos :)

Mindy, get to posting what came out of that camera! ;o)

If you haven’t seen enough of us yet, go check out Whitney’s photos on their blog

They may not be an accurate depiction of our everyday life but they make me laugh. :o)  More to come soon!