In mid-January we took a week long trip down to Naples, Florida to spend some time with my sister's family at her in-laws' beautiful home. It was the longest vacation we've taken and was filled with fun, laughter, relaxation, and lots of great memories!
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| On the plane, ready to go! |
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| They sure love to fly |
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| This little one is so happy in her Daddy's arms. :) |
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| So funny - we came in after putting the kids to bed to find Jenna with her arm around Grant's head, sound asleep. |
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| The neighborhood was beautiful and the weather was perfect! It was so nice getting to go for walks outside in the middle of January - something we never get to do back home! |
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| There was plenty of pool time. |
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| Grabbing lunch on Marco Island right off the beach. We even spotted some dolphins! |
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| The kids were ready to have some beach fun. |
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| Jenna really got into looking for shells. |
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| Grant had a great time playing in the sand with Aiden and Bentley. |
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| Sister time |
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| Surprisingly Hannah fell asleep in my arms - not something that typically happens. It didn't last terribly long, but at least she got a little catnap in. |
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| Daddy's are so much fun! |
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| Hannah examining the shell her Uncle Brian found for her. |
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| When in Florida, go see the alligators, right? We visited an alligator park where you could see lots of gators, hold a gator, and ride an airboat. We weren't sure what to expect, but we had a really great time! |
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| Grant found a friend... |
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| Now who can say they've ever held a real live alligator before? Grant can! |
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| And so can Jenna! |
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| And Hannah's even touched one, too. |
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| They had a show where they did all sorts of "tricks", like sticking their hand inside the gator's mouth - you know, perfectly normal things. !! |
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| While standing on a bridge looking out over the water we saw this gator swim directly beneath us. It makes my skin crawl even now thinking about it! All that kept running through my head was one of the kids climbing the railing to get a better view and slipping. Augh!!! Needless to say we didn't stay on the bridge for very long. |
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| Kelley and Brian took the boys back to the house for a nap, while we stayed back and rode an airboat. It was so neat, but at this the sun head slipped behind some clouds and it got pretty chilly, especially as we were zipping over the water. But still AWESOME nonetheless! |
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| Grant and Drew even got to sit in the seat next to the driver. |
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| Definitely a highlight of the weekend! Also, we found out after the ride that our boat driver and one of the main guys we spoke to while the kids held the gators were on Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson's TV Show "Wake Up Call." Their episode aired the following week. Kind of neat to see the guys we just spoke to on a TV show. |
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| We took quite a few walks together, which I enjoyed! Grant was not too happy about all the picture taking, though. :) |
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| After church on Sunday, we grabbed lunch at a local mall. Inside they had this merry-go-round, so we let the kids have a ride. |
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| Practically every meal was eaten on the back lanai overlooking a beautiful pond. So relaxing! |
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| More time at the beach. |
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| The whole crew |
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| My new favorite picture of all 3 kids. Can't believe I got one of them all looking and at least partially smiling! |
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| The trip fell over Drew's birthday, so we went out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant... |
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| And of course had Drew serenaded. :) |
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| A few decorations along with his favorite homemade (from a box, mind you) birthday cake. |
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| Love this picture of Uncle Brian with Hannah! |
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| The kids "playing" games together. |
We had such a great time down there....I'm ready to go back!
1 comment:
Love all the pictures! Especially seeing the kids handle the alligator. I noticed the alligator's snout was taped shut! Looks like everyone had a wonderful time!
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