Ahh, home. So nice to be here. So nice not to be on airplanes any longer! Whew!
We had an awesome weekend! From shelling at Sanibel (thanks for the idea, Mom) to holding an alligator, it was all super awesome. The kids stayed up late, skipped naps, and had more sugar than normal (which is none, as an aside) and it didn't matter one bit. When they were overtired and goofy, Dave and I didn't care cause we were the only ones who were impacted. We made big homemade dinners in the evening so they were able to totally unwind and crash whenever. Parentally speaking, it was stress free bliss. I am pretty sure that is the definition of a perfect vacation. No offense to the world at large, but chilling out in relative isolation for a few days was so totally stress free I may become a hermit. It really reinforced for me how much the world expects of young children today- from being "proper" in restaurants to needing to process so much information so quickly and socialize all day as the school day gets longer. While all the knowledge that comes with that is equally awesome, allowing them freedom from that comes all too infrequently. Suffice it to say the break was welcomed by all of us!
Hopefully the shift back to the real world will be a gentle one.
xo,
c and the boys 3
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Shelling at Sanibel
We drove up to Sanibel to go shelling today. It was a blast. The boys literally had to be dragged off the beach.
Money See, Monkey do!
We found more deer. There were also ducks and a ton of ducklings. However, being having a mild phobia of alligators (Ok, not mild. Those suckers scare me!) I was a total kill joy and wouldn't let anyone go down to the water. Yes, I know that if there were deer and ducks in the water then there probably weren't gators (Jake pointed this out with a totally annoyed look). But then again, deer and ducks only see like ten percent of their offspring live to adulthood...
After Mommy Kill Joy vetoed duck feeding, we headed over to the zoo and played around for a few hours untill low tide. What can I say? Monkey see, monkey do.Lizard Hunting
We've been trying to catch some of Florida's lovely lizards all weekend. Apparently today's lizard is way faster than the ones I caught as a kid. It's definately not because I am old and slow. Nope, must be all those enviornmental toxins making for super speed lizards.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Atti's Turtle
After learning how to drive a golf cart (note to self- triple insurance when Atticus learns to drive) he found a turtle.
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