The Mayeaux's Go to The Mississippi Gulf Coast!

This past Friday was supposed to be an overnight romantic getaway, but in usual Mayeaux fashion...things went shall we say not according to the plans! The reason for going to the Gulf Coast was for Rick's job .So he actually HAD to go! So on to plan B! Plan B was to actually take the whole tribe on this adventure. How often does a free room on the coast come your way? To answer that....LIKE NEVER!! So we were going to take advantage of the gift! We left for the coast around 3:30p.m. With all of the craziness getting everything ready for when Rick arrived home I forgot the most important thing for a Momma to remember! To actually take and make the children go potty before we left! So needless to say we literally get 3 miles from the house and Ava says she has to potty! Well for those of you who know where we live can understand my plight in this situation! For those of you who don't here it is in a nut shell...We live surrounded by water. Within 3 miles of the house there is no longer any shall we say proper "PEE PEE" spots! We were driving between Norco & Destrehan which is basically "The Swamp"!So for a 3 year old to now be told "To hold it", didn't really work in our favor! So we had to stop and "clean up"the first crime scene of our trip! While I was taking care of business with little miss Ava Grace, Rick was going to fill up the family truckster with gas. Of course we should have known it wouldn't be that easy right?The gas station could not accept credit/debit cards due to bad weather!!WHAT??? You heard me right..CASH ONLY! Who carries that much money now a days to go fill up their car/van? So off to another station! So with all of our extra stops we didn't arrive in Bay St.Louis until 5:30! Rick needed to be changed and downstairs for 6:00! Even with all of the craziness the kids were so excited,and Rick did get downstairs on time!The kids and I had the best time enjoying the view from the high rise, jumping on the beds(o.k. I did let them do that a little! Sometimes ya gotta just let them be kids!)and waiting for Ray's bed and our dinner to arrive! After dinner and a bath we all were super excited to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremony!!After a little trouble receiving the channel, we were awed by so many things watching the ceremony! The kids were so into it,I was amazed how it captured their attention! For my sake all kiddo's were off to dreamland around 8:30, and momma enjoyed a nice relaxing, hot bath! How wonderful that the lord gave us all that we wanted! The next morning off we went for our day of adventure! We ate breakfast at a Cracker Barrel and went for an impromptu walk along the beach! We know that we were a little over dressed for the beach but....When in Rome...Right? We had so much fun with the kids. And I have to say they were quite the troopers! Enjoy the new pics!!