Destin & Dobb's Birthday

Over the fourth Walker and I headed down to Sandestin for a few days. All of the Fain siblings + spouses were present with the exception of the Norris's, who were missed greatly. We stayed in a condo at Baytowne Wharf, spent everyday down at the beach (and let's be honest, 90% of that time was spent in the water b/c it was so ridiculously hot), and ate delicious seafood. 4 days at the Gulf go by entirely too quick...

@ the Red Bar (where we got a free meal due to a sudden storm that arose as we ate on the patio: free Red Bar = zero complaints from the Fain's/Griesheimer's)

brothers

siblings + me and Eric

the whole crew...

brother & sister

Last night we hosted a cookout for Jennifer's 24th birthday. About 30 minutes prior to the party starting, we lost power (frequent power outages are one of the VERY few negatives of living in Homewood), which resulted in some creative cooking (i.e., cooking Rotel on the grill - it worked brilliantly) and cupcakes that melted to look like this (don't worry, they were still delicious - any other funfetti cake + rainbow chip icing fans out there?)... 

the birthday girl

my husband the grill-master

we love Brad!

Dobbs & Fran

(side note: power was restored about an hour and a half into the party - hence the electricity present in the indoor photos)