Gulf Shores Part 5 -- Heading Home

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Wrapping up our family vacation was SO tough! It was sad to realize we wouldn't be waking up to the soothing sounds of the ocean or be a few steps away from all of our cousins and family members. Our time spent in Orange Beach, Gulf Shores was so enjoyable and the days went by way too fast!

To ease the heartache of leaving, we made sure to work in a couple fun stops before saying goodbye. On our last night in Gulf Shores, we took the kids out to the local Dairy Queen for some fun summer treats. We all enjoyed our ice cream, some a little more than others...

Enjoying our DQ treats and eats.

Marissa vs. the waffle cone, LOL!

We were later joined by the golfers of our group, Granddaddy, Jeff, and Connor. They had been able to work in a quick 9 holes of golf on that last full day in Gulf Shores.

Connor got to drive the golf cart, big smiles!

The golfin' crew in Gulf Shores.

Lots of Morgans around that DQ table.

The next day, it sure was tough having to pack up and say goodbye. We LOVE our time together as a family in Gulf Shores. We started planning our next trip before we even left, ha!

Say it ain't so; we don't want to go!

One consolation for leaving was that part of our crew was going to enjoy lunch together at one of our new favorites, Lambert's Café. This is the famous restaurant with great home-cooking and delicious homemade rolls that are thrown at you across the room. Yes, they actually THROW your dinner rolls to you! The kids love it and can't get enough. We had a huge table for our Morgan crew and enjoyed this one last meal together before saying our goodbyes.

Madison, Kaitlynn, and Marissa. Most people wouldn't be able to tell which girl belonged to which family! :-)

Our Lamberts crew, what a blast!

Waiting on dinner rolls.

This year at Lambert's, we had the BEST waitress named Sam. She was hilarious, playing several tricks on us throughout our meal. One of the tricks was a little candy box she offered to the kids, but when they opened it a mouse popped up! Connor loved it so much that he played the same trick on a little boy behind our table. I couldn't resist taking some videos of our fun at Lambert's.

Connor and our awesome server, Sam. She was SO much fun!

Our waitress Sam introduced us to Big Booty Judy, another server. Hilarious!

On our way out, we thought it was fitting to get a pic of MeMe and her grands next to the MeMe sign on the Lambert's wall.

Well, that's all folks! It took 5 separate blog posts to tell the full story of how much fun we had during our Gulf Shores family vacation. We're already ready to go back next year!

Thanks, MeMe and Granddaddy, for helping us to make unforgettable memories that we will cherish for a lifetime!!

On the road back home. All smiles but still sad to be leaving. Until next time, Gulf Shores!