First Snow on Christmas Day in Years!!!

A memory made! It snowed 3" before it quit. Yahooooo! That's a BIG deal in Alabama. Add Christmas day to the mix and you have a miracle in the South!

A White Christmas Day!

The Tree House

The Wishing Well and the Light at the Nautical Cottage.

White Christmas in Alabama 2010

Christmas Day snow -- what a treat!

The Lodge

The 1850's Style Jail

The Sugar Shack and the view side of the Lodge

Wayne and Diane Gibson Springfield, TN

Merry Christmas, dear friends! Let us know when you get settled in! Diann and Carl

Steve and Mary Davis Montgomery, AL

Merry Christmas, Eve, Steve and Mary! Sorry I haven't posted your pics until now. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas morning and the happiest new year yet!

Carl and Diann

Dutkiewicz, Len & Lisa

Len and Lisa enjoying a quick get-a-way before the Christmas rush begins.

Adam & Bethany - California Cuties

What a wonderful weekend we had with Bethany and Adam. If they aren't two peas in a pod, I don't know what is!

We hope to see you guys again someday in the summer when the pool is open!

Merry Christmas, "kids!"

Snowing on the mountain 12.12.2010

Our first snow, sortof!

Janine & James Bond

If the third time is the charm, Janine and James certainly "charmed" our guests this weekend. They have stayed at the secret, enjoying the Lake Cottage, the 1850's Jail and on this visit, the Nautical Cottage.

Are you suuuure you guys don't want to be Innkeepers someday?

Merry Christmas!

Diann (and Carl)

Kellie & Jamie Renslow Summerville, Ga

What a wonderful weekend this was. Meeting Kellie and Jamie Renslow from Summerville, Ga was a special treat.

Merry Christmas, "kids!"

Christmas Gift Certificates from the secret

Are you trying to pic out the perfect gift for someone? The secret Bed and Breakfast has gift certificates that may be personalized and mailed to you or the recipient.

Just give us a call at 256.523.3825 and we will fix you right up!

Merry Christmas!

Carl and Diann

Valerie Garmany & James Wood

Enjoying a Christmas vacation day at the secret!

Sharing our Christmas with you Part I

Presents from DD and Poppy.

It was the best Christmas ever!

Riley got a new bike but Kolt rode it while Riley learned to ride on another bike. This was a Thanksgiving and Christmas Riley will never forget. He learned to ride a bike while at DD and Poppy's house.

Misti, our youngest daughter, and our only granddaughter, Kate Diann

One of the boys favorite activities! Swinging in the swing at the secret.

Sharing our Christmas with you Part II

Meet the Bryson's. This is Misti, our youngest daughter, Jack (age 4), Kate (6 months), Jim, our son-in-law, and Riley (age 7).

Can you tell the boys adore their sister?

D.D. playing with the grandsons on the lake.

Shooting nuts from the secret into Weiss Lake.

DD, Poppy, Riley and Jack.

Aunt Brandi (our oldest daughter) with her first and only niece, Kate Diann Bryson

Precious!

Sharing Our Christmas with you - Part III

It was a "the best Christmas ever!"

Left to Right:

Jack, Jim, Riley and Misti (our daughter)Bryson

Kyle, Brandi (oldest daughter), Joey and Ryan Smith

Nannie, me (Diann) Carl (Poppy) and Kolt Ashe (Brandi's son)

Brandi and Santa Claus (Kolt)

Fort Spaceship 2010

The boys played for hours in the boxes. It was a fort and later a spaceship.

Ko-Ri-Ja-Ka may be seen near Kate's head. He appears every time the family is together and is always in the picture. You just have to find him.

What is Thanksgiving in the great state of Alabama with watching the Auburn/Alabama game. This year we had 3 very unhappy guys!

We attended the AMA American Music Awards in LA, Calif!

As some of our guests know our son-in-law plays the keyboard in the praise and worship band, Mercy Me. Their beloved song, "I Can Only Imagine" has touched hearts for years. This year Jim (and Misti, our daughter) invited us to attend the American Music Awards which was held in Los Angeles, CA November 21st. Mercy Me was nominated and won in their category! What a wonderful night this was. We were on T.V., too. Amazing luck. We actually walked on the red carpet and had our picture made with Jim and Misti.

We closed the B & B. Now you guys know why!