This post is just a few pictures I want to document. Hope you aren't tired of vacation pictures yet... if you are, just come back in a day or two and I'll be on to something else, I'm sure.
Mom and Dad agreed to keep the girls one afternoon on vacation so that Chris and I could go to the World Golf Hall of Fame together!
I was so very glad we got to go there. It was really neat! We saw so many neat things and learned a lot too!
The whole area around the World Golf Hall of Fame was beautiful! Lots of neat places to live and stay while visiting, beautiful golf courses, and there was, of course, a really neat restaurant and huge golf store!
Another neat thing we were planning to do was an Eco-Tour! Our friends Scott and Beverly recommended it! (They own the condo we stayed in.)
They told us that we were in for a treat and that Eco-Tours were a must do! We were excited to see dolphins, manatee, and sea turtles among other things.
It was a HOT and HUMID Florida day and we couldn't wait to get on the boat and out on the water! The tours are very personal and it was just our family on the boat with the captain!
We got there early and enjoyed looking at the boats and visited the little shop there at the marina.
Finally, it was time. We checked the radar and they said we were clear to go. We loaded up and off we went on our boat! It was great! The kids were loving it!
5 minutes into our trip the captain did an about face. There was a VERY scary looking storm cloud brewing! We headed back for the docks at full speed ahead and the rain still caught us! It was our last day, so we didn't get to do the Eco-Tour. We are looking forward to going back and scheduling another tour for a day with better weather!
My sister-in-law is the best at coordinating outfits! She got the little girls and big girls matching bathing suits! I have pictures of my girls in them, but she got pictures of all four girls in them on the beach! Hopefully I can share a few of those when I get them. For now, you'll have to settle for my sweet girls in their navy stripes!
I think Chris had the most fun looking for critters! From crabs to sand fleas, he was all about catching stuff to look at!
Ava Grace was all bout finding shells!
Lily just loved playing in the waves!
It was fun to watch her dance and sing in the surf putting on shows for an imaginary audience! I remember doing the same thing when I was little!
Love this little super-star and her BIG imagination!
Everything is right in the world when you hold Daddy's hand!
Lily is getting so big! I can't believe she'll be in 4th grade! Looking at these pictures made me realize how much older she looks now!
My little beach bum!
These two love each other so much. They are inseparable! I'm so thankful that they have such a strong bond.
