The Day After Christmas

Mark and I woke up late, almost 6:00 am and after downing a cup of coffee left for Walmart. Mark was dropped off at the trail head of some of the amazing trails at Gulf Shores State Park while I went in for some bargains.  That may have been a mistake but I didn't realize that until after I had the half off Christmas supplies already in the cart. The store was packed and I stood in line for over 10 minutes to buy a 6 ft artificial Christmas tree for $11.00 plus lights and ornaments all at half price. I also bought the girls each a game which was marked down to $3.00.  Everyone was up by the time I got back and breakfast was finished by 8:00 am. Below the girls are playing with their games.

 I was at the beach walking with Diane by 8:30 am. After the walk we crashed at her pool enjoying the sunshine. The kids played on the beach for quite a while then joined us at the pool which was not heated. The swims were short. 

 Most of Beth's grandchildren joined us and all of a sudden the place was packed. 

 Joan made it down around lunch time and Berlica came over to join in the fun.

 We walked to Bahama Bob's and brought back lunch for hungry children. After lunch all the children headed over to Beth's heated pool. I walked over to mom's and visited with the Christensens which made it down the same time as Joan. The kids were playing slap ball. 

 Bill and Bethany arrived and of course we all had to check out their indoor-outdoor pool and the 2 massive hot tubs.

 We left at supper time and walked over to Pier 33 for some special treats then dropped off Phil, Anna and the girls while Mark and I drove to Pizza hut and picked up supper. We have been busy cleaning the condo and hauling anything left good over to mom's condo. The girls had their showers and are playing quietly while Anna gets the upstairs cleaned.

If you would like to see the rest of the pictures from today click HERE. 

We are leaving early in the morning, hopefully around 2:00 am. Phil and Mark have been busy packing the van and we are all just about ready for bed, just waiting for the laundry to finish.