THE SHIRE

Joefish

 

Papa with all the kids and one of the fish that he caught off the dock behind the Florida house.

busch gardens

 Abler (that's how he spells it) catching a fish.

Here are the kids hunting for the gator that lives behind the house.

 

We got a VERY close up view of him/her when he went after Shiloh's lure and just about ran right into the dock.  Very aggressive and a solid 10 feet long.  You might be able to see him in the center of the bank in the next photo.

 
 
 
 
 
 

We went to Busch Gardens...Disney has nothing on Busch Gardens.  The scale and landscaping and the interactive way that everything is set up is just incredible.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Florida - lovely as ever

We just got back from Florida and today is Adler's first day at kindergarten and Aidan's first day in second grade (I will take photos).  It was really nice and relaxing in Florida and I actually felt sad to leave the house.

 
The boys went swimming with a manatee.

 

Then Aidan was turned into a vampire.


Captain Agger sailing ship in his own private ocean.

 
This is the only pic of Scar that we can show on the internet (if ya know what I'm saying).  She has no fear and was jumping to Shiloh whether he was ready or not.

 
I'm missing that pool already.

One day Shiloh, Scar and I went for a walk and the boys didn't want to go.  We left them strict instructions that they could not go outside or in the pool while we were gone.  This is what we came home to:

 
Yes, those would be Mike's Hard Limeade.  They said they didn't like it...but one is missing more than a sip.

 
This is the lollie-pop that a salesperson at J. Crew gave to Scarlet.  The boys (well, Adler) had much envy in their eyes and kept asking why I didn't get them one too.  Scar enjoyed it for days.

 
Welp, we are home and I have to go wake up the boys so we can practice piano and viola before their first day of school. 

Another great week in Florida

It was fun being in Florida, seeing Jim and Sida, and going to Disney World.  We also did some work on the yard.

 

Jim and Scarlie

 

Disney World

 

 

 

Somehow I keep getting only parts of Sida...I wish I took more photos!