Since we were finally all back together again and we didn't have work or school (I got laid off while I was in CA), we decided to go on a camping trip for our anniversary. We had heard about a place called Dauphin Island and wanted to check it out.
It was a pretty cute little island with a nice campsite. The water wasn't quite as nice as it is across the bay in AL, but it was still fun to be out camping and to be on the coast. 
We got our tent set up and Hazel started pressing her face up against the netting. Hilarious.
We went on a little walk at sunset and took some pictures.
It was all fun and games, until night fell and it DIDN'T COOL OFF. It was SO HOT and SO HUMID... When we first got to the campsite I noticed all the sites had electrical outlets... I thought that it was cool, but didn't realize the necessity until that night. They all have outlets because everyone brings fans... or A/C units. We happened to have a tiny portable car fan, but it wasn't enough! I guess I should have known better. I mean, who goes camping in the south in the middle of July?
Needless to say, it was a LONG miserable night. We stripped Hazel down to her diaper but she was so hot and so tired that she was just rolling around our little tent, and not falling asleep. Chris and I were pretty miserable too. We ended up taking Hazel on a drive in our air conditioned car and when she finally fell asleep we didn't want to risk waking her up to move her into the hot tent. So we slept in the car all night, with it running so we could cool off enough to sleep. Ha! Crazy, right?
The next morning (our actual anniversary) we took a ferry over the bay and spent the day in Gulf Shores, where the water is a little more blue and a lot more beautiful. This trip was a little crazy but a funny memory that I wouldn't trade for the world.
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