We grabbed a quick lunch on the way down...
...in Evergreen for a few Conecuh Sausage dogs...
I was thrilled to see all their Christmas decorations were still up...
The view from our room...
This trip we stayed in the Spa Building on the top floor. The rooms are newer, the bathrooms are bigger and newer but we sure did miss our ground floor room in the North Bay House. If you have small children, I recommend those rooms. The rooms are bigger but the bathrooms are smaller. I love having the porch with the grass area for the kids to roam freely! It is perfect if some need to go to bed before others or if some rise a little earlier than the rest of the bunch.
The weather was absolutely gorgous! I really could get use to that weather year round. Jody and I were saying we could definitely see ourselves moving there.
We spent our days exploring and enjoying all the resort has to offer. We hung out on the beach...
...lounging in the hammocks...
...playing croquet...
They did arts and crafts every day...made door hangers and painted sun catchers.
We borrowed bikes one day and followed the boardwalk off the property along the coast line...
It was wonderful! I wish I lived in some of those house where we could enjoy the bay each and every day...
We sipped mojitos while the kids played on the putting green and played hid and seek with other children...
We walked around the lake and posed in our favorite spots...
I was hoping to get a shot for a New Year's card. I never got around to doing a Christmas card this year...the first year EVER! I think I got a good one...now lets see if I can get that card done and sent out.
Owen found his ducks...
Every day at 4:00 we watched them shoot the cannon...
...and then gathered in the lobby for tea and cookies. We were in line for cookies the first day when the cannon firer asked Banks to hold his gun for a minute...
It was hilarious and totally unexpected. We would take our snacks outside and enjoy them around the fire pits with a view of the bay...
They have the best cookies and scones!
Every afternoon we enjoyed these breath taking sunsets...
I really could get use to those everyday!
At sunset, they ring the dinner bell...
During our vacay, we enjoyed some old favorites...
Heavenly Bakery for breakfast in our pjs and Tin Top for dinner. We also tried out a new place called Chappy's just down from the resort.
After dinner, we would head back to the fire pits where we hung out with other families with young children. The front desk has games you can borrow. Mary Reese was excited to see Mancala...
I bet we played a million times! I also brought the Uno cards and we played countless rounds of it.
Jody met his customers for lunch one day in Mobile, so we decided to tag along. We dropped Jody off at their office and headed for lunch and a little adventure. After lunch I typed in "park for kids near Airport Rd Mobile Alabama" and noticed we were extremely close to Municipal Park. It said it had a pond and ducks so I knew it would be a park for us. We decided to try to find it. Thank goodness for cell phones with GPS! There were millions of ducks...
He was in hog heaven!
Before heading back to Point Clear, we dropped in here...
The Mardi Gras and Moon Pie store! They have hundreds of bead to choose from...Banks got an Alabama one, Mary Reese a girly pink one and Owen a duck one. We also got boxes of Chocolate, Mint and Peanut Butter Moon Pies. They had Orange, Banana and Coconut ones too!
Reluctantly we packed up to head home. All good things must come to an end! We got one last activity in...
The ducks weren't that interested. I think other people had been feeding them. That is the first time they haven't eaten everything we have given them. Actually they ran from us. We did find 2 ducks that ate a little...
We got in the car and headed North. I sure was glad that all my Christmas had been put away and my house had some sort of order. Only a few more days of Christmas Vacay to enjoy!
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