I have to admit, I was a bit nervous going to Alabama. I have watched "Sweet Home Alabama"... it says you should "need a passport to go down here". What's a good old Yankee girl supposed to think? Well, it wasn't anything near as strange as I had imagined... at least not where I was in Dothan. Must be the military influence there has straightened them out (lol). My mother-in-law (MIL) kindly put us up in a hotel nearby. The girls and I had a great time hanging out with my MIL and my brother-in-law (BIL), Dan, the whole time. We saw my MIL's horses and went to a horse show. We had a cookout at Dan's house. He is great at grilling. My eldest was always quick to ask for a piggy-back ride like she had from daddy. Uncle Dan just loved hanging out and spoiling those two girls. On Mother's Day, my MIL took us all down to St Andrews State Park in Panama City, Florida to see the Gulf beach. It was beautiful down there. Small waves, white beaches, sea shells to be gathered and admired. There was also an inlet there that provided sheltered and shallow swimming for the little ones. It was wonderful! After church that evening, we all went out to eat at Ryan's Buffet. My MIL was just so tickled that we had come to Alabama to spend Mother's Day weekend with her. On our last day in AL, we went to a nursing home to see my MIL's sister who had a stroke a number of years ago. Doris was has a limited vocabulary, but it was even more limited that day due to how excited she was to finally get to meet her two little great-nieces. All she could say was, "Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!" It was such a sweet visit and I am so glad that we had the time to go see her. That evening we had dinner at my MIL's house... first time I have ever seen the place. It was a cute cottage down by a lake in the woods. My girls went outside after dark and collected frogs and may have even loved a few to death. We looked at old pictures and just enjoyed each other's company. I am so glad that we ventured into wilds of Alabama!
Uncle Dan, the girls and my MIL
with the girl showing the horse
Uncle Dan coloring with the girls
The girls on the beach at
St Andrews State Park
Uncle Dan and my eldest in the
waves of the Gulf of Mexico
Me, my MIL, the girls and
Uncle Dan (my BIL)
My youngest listening to the
ocean in a shell at grandma's
Uncle Dan and the girls
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