Monday, January 18, 2010

fLoRiDa FuN!

Daddy trying to get Connor to swim on the raft!

Mitchell proud of himself after jumping in the cold water!





The baby alligator!


Connor ready to go on vacation!





Mitchell and Connor at the park feeding ducks!











Mitchell and Connor at the park climbing a tree!















These are the dolphins we saw at John's Pass





Grandma and the kids making sand castles











What a beautiful sunset!





Building Sand Castles!





One of my favorite pictures!











Me and the kids!





Last week we had the opportunity to go to Florida for a week to visit my grandparents and aunt and uncle. My grandparents rent a place in St Petersburg, FL and enjoy going there every year. We try to go to Florida every other year and this year we thought we'd bring the boys along! The kids were beyond excited to go and build sand castles! We got there on Sunday afternoon and spent the rest of the day on the beach. It was a little chilly, not quite the weather we are use to in Florida! But the kids didn't care! They had fun anyway! We went to John's Pass on Monday morning and then went to a park in the afternoon. It was a beautiful day, even though it was a little cooler! On Tuesday we headed to Cape Coral to visit my aunt and uncle for a few days and spent some time with them. I hope to post some pictures of our time there, but haven't gotten them uploaded yet. Wednesday morning my grandparents came to Denny and Karen's place and spent the day and night at their home as well.Wednesday we got to spend the day together on a road trip at the Everglades. We went to Alligator Alley and saw some alligators up close! Mitchell was quite scared of them and was holding pretty tight to daddy, but he did enjoy our time there and found a baby alligator. We also spent time around the pool in Denny and Karen's back yard. The kids played on rafts in the water and Mitchell even jumped in the 50 degree water! The kids had a blast and Mitchell told me that he wishes he could stay in Florida all the time and only come home when either he or mommy or daddy had their friends birthday parties. Lots of great memories together as a family!