Funny Fun

The Dinosaur Steals Gary's hat and Gary gets Goofy.
I shoot Jason and Mary Nell and I get Soaked

Look Natalie and James, we saw Stitch!

Silly Hats!

Rainy Days

Magic Kingdom Pics

Watch Out for the Gator (and the Uncle)!

Jason got a little too close to an Alligator.
Andrew looks like He's having fun!

Andrew, James and Natalie come to Florida

Our Evening at Saint Marks. We chased a few crabs (some got stepped on), and looked for alligators.

Road Trip Fun

After driving for what seemed like days...we stopped in small-town Kentucky for a special moment with the Colonel.

Happy Birthday Rain!

Jason caught five!

Fishing

We had a blast fishing together. We were so proud of our catches! See...

Starting our Summer in Michigan

Amy and Jon's baby shower for sweet little Noah!

Stuck in the Swamp, for Real!

We went canoeing this week with our friends Stephanie and Leon. I honestly was nervous about it because of alligators and snakes and all. Apparently there was nothing to worry about. The locals let their children boat and swim in the river all the time and not a one has been eaten yet. We did pass by two alligators, which did make me nervous (notice there are no pictures of the alligators, as I didn't want to rock the boat while trying to fumble around for the camera and then fall into the alligator infested water)!

We searched for manatees, but had no luck. The people passing us on the river saw a mom and her baby, but somehow we missed them. Oh well, they say they're around all summer. We did see an otter though! They're really rare, so that was cool. There were also tons of turtles, fish, and giant birds. The water was very clear; we could see down to the bottom of the river in most areas. It turned out to not be so scary, in fact, I would like to do it again.

Ready for guests!

I made curtains today for the guest room. I used a vintage fabric and ribbon. I think they look good in our old fashioned country room. I also garage saled this morning. Mamma, you'd be proud. I got an old wooden medicine cabinet for a buck fifty and am going to repaint it and hang it in the guest bath. Yippee! I love garage sales!

So...who wants to visit first???

St. Marks, Early Summer

Yesterday afternoon, we drove down to St. Mark's Wildlife Refuge. We hadn't been there in several months, so it was neat to see how the scenery had changed. The gators were out in full force! We saw about six altogether. Most were young and only about 4-5 ft. long, but one was a real whopper, maybe 6-7 ft.