for the 4th of july we flew down to matts parents house in fairhope, al. it is the CUTEST little town, truly small town america. every time we go down there i find something new to love. this weekend was no different! because it was the 4th, everything was decorated with red white and blue, and the whole town was dressed up in its patriotic finest! so cute!
on saturday we went shopping at our favorite local farm stand for ingredients for a cookout lunch…
i dont have any photos from the cookout because we were to busy cooking up a storm!
sunday matt and i decided it was such a beautiful day that we HAD to get in the water! so we went and bought some floats so we could enjoy the bay with jill…
after all the fun in the sun we had a picnic lunch out on the dock…
feeding the seagulls our leftovers…
that evening we went down to the town square…which happens to be a park complete with rose garden and a pier…so cute!
they were having a special celebration for the veterans and it was adorable. the choir group was made up of veterans and they had kids singing patriotic solos…adorable!
chichi enjoying the celebration…
grandad standing for the navy’s song…
the morning of the 4th we went to a fancy-shmancy brunch buffet at the local resort. the grand hotel in point clear is absolutely beautiful, its been in business since 1847(or something crazy like that) and its pretty much magical.
after a FABULOUS breakfast…
we walked the grounds and took some family photos…
(…”uh, guys, the cameras this way!”)
the restaurant has its own herb garden! love it!
mccleskeys!
chichi was very excited that we brought him some leftovers…
that night we went to the bluffs overlooking the bay and listened to roman street (chiefs favorite local band) and then the baldwin county pops. the weather was perfect, the music was great, and i even flagged down the ice cream truck for some ice cream cones for everyone!
we headed home to watch the fireworks from the dock at their house…the perfect vantage point because we could see all the different towns shows all around us!
it was the perfect summer weekend, and we cant wait to get back to fairhope for christmas! 🙂
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