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Hawaii day 5 and 6

April 7, 2026

Friday we got up and had another good buffet breakfast! We then got in a little pool time before heading out for our last adventure…surfing! The kids were excited about it. I was unsure. I ended up doing it and am glad I did…but I don’t need to do it again. ha!

We had a fun instructor who only told us to call him Wave Daddy! He was kind and very patient and we all ended up catching a few waves! The waves were few and far between so there was a lot of waiting in the cold ocean water but it was still fun. Lots of surfing pics…

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That night we left the resort to have dinner at Monkeypod. I had been hearing about their pork and pineapple pizza but got there and found out their pizza oven was down! boo. They did have a good mai tai though which made Vacation Robert happy!

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We had to wait a while in the cold rain for the car which made us all feel like this…

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and then we had to leave the next day! We did get in one last buffet breakfast and a little cabana time before heading to the aiport sad to go…

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It was a loooong flight home landing in Atlanta at 7am. We tried our best to sleep but it took me a few days to recover for sure. Worth it? Absolutely.

Mahalo Hawaii! We will be back!!

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Maskers

February 18, 2026

Robert and I went down to Montgomery for Maskers two weekends ago. It was a family affair this year with Queen Katie, King Holland, and Ball Captain Ronnie! The fun started with rehearsal and dinner Friday night and then the ladies had a luncheon on Saturday…

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Saturday night started with lots of photos…

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Maskers Ball 2026
Maskers Ball 2026

and then a beautiful presentation…

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Maskers Ball 2026

and then quite a fun party!

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Maskers Ball 2026
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The next morning was a lovely brunch…

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and a good time was had by all!

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Naples

January 8, 2026

After all the Christmas fun we headed down to Naples for some R&R!

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First night – Bricktops! Always a hit.

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The first few days we had perfect beach weather!

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Next dinner – Chop’s! Everyone enjoyed but I can’t say I’d go back.

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Of course Spencer got his Skillets!

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More beach – and we were glad they didn’t give our chairs away that we had snagged earlier that morning!

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Judge Judy sighting!

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Me, Robert and Maxwell joined GJ for the beach exercise class!

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But there was plenty of this too…

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and more than plenty of Uno and Scrabble!

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and way more than plenty of these two fighting….

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Dinner at the Beach Club…

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The weather then turned very chilly but we still made it to the beach for some walking and football…

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and then another beach walk on New Year’s Day – including a starfish!

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We then had one final dinner at Campiello!

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Then back home to Birmingham – but we can’t wait for our next Naples trip!

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It was a great end to a fantastic year. Although, I’m acutely aware of how much I’m going to miss these golden days and ages. I’d do 2025 all over again and I guess that’s the best way to end the year.

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We’re ready for 2026!

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Christmas day

January 7, 2026

After all the excitement of Christmas morning we got cleaned up and everyone came over for lunch.

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We had beef tenderloin, broccoli salad, scallped potatoes, deviled eggs, creamed corn, rolls, apple cranberry cake, chocolate sheet cake, and iced cookies! The majority of it thanks to the very best GJ!!

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It was the merriest (and warmest!) of Christmas days with my favorite people!

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Merry Christmas!

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Christmas morning

January 6, 2026

We were all happy to wake up Christmas morning and see that Santa had come!

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I got a very special present from Maxwell and he captured me opening it on his new digital camera!

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Of course, there’s always oooonnnneee more present, right?!

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Rizz-tastic!

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The very best Christmas morning!!

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