Airboat Adventure

Yesterday, Rob and I took an airboat ride through the Everglades of Central Florida. It was awesome! I've been vacationing in Florida all of my life, but yesterday, I saw a side of Florida I'd never seen before.

We knew we were in for an adventure when this guy and 4 of his friends greeted us at the boat doc.

We saw so many gators, we lost count.

We also saw 2 bald eagles. Neither Rob, nor I were fast enough on the draw to get a picture that did them justice. But let me tell you, the founding fathers got that one right. Those creatures were impressive.

We also saw lots of turtles including this one. She was sitting on a nest of eggs and covered herself in sand.

All in all, the airboat ride was super fun. I highly recommend it! Ecotourism rocks!

Water Bug

This is the best child flotation device ever.

Alligators Everywhere!

Today we visited the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. I've been going there for at least 20 years. It was cool to be able to take Harper.

The gators were out in full force.

So were the birds.

Harper wrangled the gators like an old pro.

Ecotourism is pretty awesome.

Florida, We've Missed You

It's our first full day in Florida and we're having lots of fun. We went to the beach first thing this morning and practiced our sand castle building skills.

Then, we spotted some dolphins. There were several pods right off shore. Some even swam up to where Rob was swimming. I caught it on tape. Rob is the guy on the right. You can see the dolphin surface right in front of him.

After a quick bite to eat, we swam some more in Pap and Grandma's pool.

Then, Rob gave Harper her first fishing lesson.

Today was a good start to our vacation. Stay tuned for our next adventure... The St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

Summer Has Officially Begun

I love our YMCA. It's awesome. One of the best parts about it is the outdoor pool, or maybe water park would be a better description. They have 3 separate outside swimming areas plus an indoor pool. When I checked the outside temperature at 7:30 this morning and it was already 82 degrees, I knew swimming was in our immediate future.

Here's a pic of the little kid swimming area. I took it during one of the swim breaks the lifeguards make everyone take. When people are in the pool, all of the structures you see are some kind of fountain. It's pretty fun.

I think she had a pretty good time too.

Making Progress

Did you know that this kid has worn big girl underwear to school for the past 3 days with no accidents?

You Get The Gist

Harper loves to sing. She pretty much sings all day long. I've taught her the words to about 10 different songs. If I sing with her, she can sing the words perfectly. If she sings by herself, she'll sing the general idea of the song, but the lyrics don't always make it out in one piece. Case in point: Here is her version of Jesus Loves Me. I'll translate it below for those of you who don't speak toddler.



"Jesus loves me, oh so fun. Oh so fun, oh so fun..." I think she might be on to something there.