Visiting with Grandma and Grandpa in Florida

We arrived last Sunday for a visit with Bob and Mary, Rich's dad. It is unusual that we meet up with them in Florida, they are usually in Maine. But during the winter they head to FL where the weather is just beautiful. They made us feel so welcome from the moment we walked in the door. The thing I love most about Bob and Mary is that they are so easy to get along with and what you see is what you get. We all feel so comfortable around each other. Cameron remembered them of course but it took Morgan a day or two to warm up to them. We get to see them about once a year or so, I so wish it was more often.

We just hung out and relaxed for the week. We took the kids over to the beach one day, went shopping, took a drive to alligator alley and the boys went to a place called Imaginiarium, met all of their wonderful friends.

The kids had a great time at the beach. We absolutely love the beach and prefer to vacation where a beach is close by. The kids are like little fishes once they hit the ocean. Cameron loves to collect sea shells and play in the waves, and Morgan loves to eat the sand and spread it all over everyone. Hopefully she will soon outgrow this phase :)

A trip to alligator alley was fun as well. You basically are driving down the highway and alligators are lying on the side of the road on the banks of the canals. On the way we didn't see too many but on the way back there were quite a few. We stopped off to eat at this deli and there was an area by the side of the road that was sort of swampy and there were two alligators right by the fence. It was a little intimidating, three sides were fenced in and then there was a big open area where they could get out and roam around if wanted. That part had me a little bit hesitant, I kept thinking an alligator was just going to come lunging out of the water.

Later in the week the boys headed to a hands on muesum and the girls had a day of shopping. Cameron had a blast at the museum, everything was hands on so he had lots to keep him busy. He learned about electricity, touched some sting rays and sharks, learned about the weather, threw his fastest pitch, and many other things as well.

We had a wonderufl visit and wish we could have stayed longer. It is always nice to visit with family.