Mini-getaway at the Grand

We spent a couple of days at a beautiful resort near Fairhope, Alabama. We decided to just getaway locally so that we have more time to be together at home before Jim went back to work. As it is, I probably would not have been able to tolerate traveling farther than that. I am so physically uncomfortable with this pregnancy and I still have many more weeks to go!! I've been on the go and busy the last four months (and really enjoyed the business) that now I'm having a hard time adjusting to slowing down or having to cut back on stuff that I want to do. Anyway, after checking in and having lunch by the pool, the boys and I spent 5 hours in the water--the pool and then the beach and then back to the pool again. I wore my black & white swimsuit so I truly looked like a beached killer whale. Okay...a killer whale having fun.Frightning head of hair! and on this picture one can really appreciate the largeness of the said killer whale. If I were any vainer I wouldn't post this photo. But, look--Jim looks as happy as Ishmael would have looked had he captured Moby Dick.
I didn't realize that Ronan has a large song repertoire. I think he sang every single song he knew while we were there. When he is very happy he gets so animated and he sings and sings and sings.

Patrick and Ronan chasing after a mini catamaran. The water was soooo warm and very still!
Little whales swimming around their dada. We got him to go in the water!!
Fearless Ronan going down the waterslide. I'm sure he swallowed some water each time he went at the bottom. But he didn't care he wanted to go down that slide over and over again even after his brother told him to stop because the slide was making him dizzy.
And there goes Patrick with his goggles and pinching his nose as he went down! So funny how different they are at approaching things even play.
I am now as dark as Liz Bellah in the summertime!
We had dinner at the Saltwater Grill and this Grilled Shrimp over grits was delicious!!! It was served with corn bread!! Yummy! Southern Cuisine!
I wanted to take a photo of just Jim and the boys but Ronan insisted to put the camera on timer so I can be in it. So here we are at the lobby after our fabulous dinner.
Ready for the following day. The boys slept in 'till 9:30am so I got to enjoy some coffee and cinnamon roll by myself sitting outside overlooking the beach. The best part...they sold The NY Times at the gift shop. Nothin' like a good paper and good coffee!
The resort offered a lot of activities for kids, including fishing. Hmmm...here's my fishermen, no fish..

Another family photo op. We like that self timer function.One last dip on the pool before we went home. I got burnt the second day. I forgot sunscreen on my back. Ouch!I love these smiles!! They are my sunshine!