Florida Round 2

Well, we went back to Ft Myers FL again for our 2nd trip this year. Hoping to do another one before year end. Here is what we did..........

Friday...........Got into Ft Myers and settled in the house. Had to turn water etc back on. Got some groceries and got ready for our vacation.

Saturday.........We decided to take it kinda easy this night since we had a long trip on Friday. We got up and had breakfast then set out to the Shell Factory. This is a pretty cool place. It has a huge shopping place where you could buy any shell you could think of. They also had a nature park which was the highlight of this place. We got to watch the alligators getting fed and pet a baby alligator. They had lots of other animals there as well. They also had a whole dinosaur area set up with huge dinosaurs. This was a fun place! Afterwards we found a awesome wing place and got Logan's favorite "chicken wings. Afterwards we headed back to the house and went swimming in the pool. I love the pool there. It is soooo nice. We then decided to order a pizza from this GREAT place called "A little taste of New York". It was yummy! We put Logan to bed because Sunday was gonna be a filled day.

Sunday............We got up and ate breakfast and headed to the beach. We went to Ft Myers beach and found a small secluded area with only like 3 other people there. It was very nice. The water was a little more cloudy than previous visits but it was still like bath water. We spent the day there then at lunch time headed to the beach city to eat. We ate at a place right on the water and got to sit outside. We then talked Logan into heading back to the house to rest a little bit. We went back to the house and had drinks since it was sooo hot. We then went and jumped in the pool to relax. After doing that we decided to go back to the beach for the sunset. Logan had bought a boogie board earlier that day so he was excited to use it at the beach. We went back to the beach and it was AWESOME. It was beautiful put and sooo peaceful. Logan got on his boogie board and at one point actually stood up on it. He would be a GREAT surfer if we lived there! After that we went and had dinner at a place called the Crab Pincher. We ate there when we were there in May and it was one of my favorites. We then went home and put Logan to bed. It was a fantastic day.

Monday...........We went to Sanibel Island. which is a island near Ft Myers with white sand and blue water. This Island is known for shelling. The water again was not as blue but beautiful. Logan found lots and lots of shells and even 2 sand dollars. He was way thrilled. We then went and ate lunch at Jimmy Buffets Cheeseburger in Paradise. That was a yummy place! We headed back to the house to rest up for a few minutes. We headed back to Ft Myers beach and the boys rented a jet ski. Of course me being a mom was scared to death the see my baby on the jet ski with his dad. They were flying up and down the ocean and I was so scared. There were dolphins swimming beside them. i thought that was the neatest thing ever. Logan came back to shore and was thrilled he LOVED it. I am glad they had a great time doing that! After that we layed on the beach and watched the sun set again. We then went and got take out and went home and ate. Everyone was pretty tired from he eventful day.

Tuesday............Departure day............We woke up and had breakfast and went down to the pool. We spent most of the day at the pool because Marc and I were able to clean and pack the night before when Logan went to bed. it was nice to be able to relax in the pool before heading home. We left for the airport at 5pm. Right when we got on the plane and before taking off, Logan fell asleep. He slept the full 3 hours to Dallas. We got to Dallas and he was refreshed. I am glad that he does so well on planes now. He is a pro!

overall we had a FANTASTIC time and Ft Myers is our home away from home! It is nice to have a home to go to when we want to vacation!

Happy Anniversary!

8 years ago today I married my best friend. Life has been full of ups and downs, but what counts is that there have been more ups than downs :) Happy Anniversay Marc!

Trip To The Zoo

So something really cool happened when we spent the day at the zoo. We were looking at the penguins and the zoo keeper came up to Logan and asked him if he would like to feed the penguins. His eyes lit up and he shouted "yes pelase". I was shocked. This is not a everyday thing! The zoo keeper took us back in the small room. He pulled out a bucket that was filled with fish and a clip board. He showed Logan how to feed the fish to the penguins by holding them in the middle and handing the fish to them head first. He then told Logan that while Logan fed the penguins he was going to write down on the clip board how much each penguine ate. All penguins are labled on their legs with their names. The zoo keeper opened this little blue door and all of the penguins came running up to Logan. He sat there and fed all of the penguins their fish. The zoo keeper then gave him a mini tour of the kennels that the penguins sleep in. He let him stand partially in the exibit to feel the temperature. They are African penguins, so the temp was the same as it was in the room. It was an AMAZING experience and of course Logan can't stop talking about it!!!

Dream Dinner's

It is so funny that I am even writing this. For the past 3 months Marc has been going to Dream Dinners www.dreamdinners.com with me to prepare our meals for the month. We went last night and had a blast. It is so fun making the ingredients together. He takes it so seriously. We had a blast last night and can't wait till next month :)

Golfing With Daddy

Logan LOVES to go golfing with Daddy and Marc LOVES to take him. They go all the time and I have joined a few times. It is GREAT family fun. Logan is actually really good. He makes it in the whole most of the time and when he does not he pouts about it lol. Here is our little golfer...........

Back to the Beach................

I am so excited to write this post!!! Marc's Uncle passed away in July. His house was left to his mom and aunt. They are unable to keep the house due to it being so far away and the up keep. The house is in Ft Myers FL beach. They are planning to put the house on the market next year. Marc and I decided that we should take another vacation out there since we love that place so much and we have a place to stay!! We got on priceline last night and got our plane tickets for the end of September, so back to the beach we go!!! I can't wait and of course Logan is sooooooo excited!!

Logan's Friend Xander

I know this is silly to be weepy about but I honestly did get weepy...............back when Logan was in soccer he made a friend named Xander. He would always talk about him and call him his "best friend". After soccer we started T-ball and Xander and Logan were on the same team. Xander invited Logan to his 4th birthday party. Logan was sooooo excited. When I saw Logan opening the invitation to his party, I seriously teared up. yes Logan has friends that he adores. I guess what I teared up about is that this is his first friend that he made on his own and that we did not know the parents beforehand. This is his first friend that he made. I know that sounds really silly, but all of the friends that Logan had (which he loves) are kids of our friends. We went to Xander's birthday party on Sunday and Marc and I were actually a little nervous because we did not know ANYONE (except Xander's wonderful parents) there. Everyone was really nice and Logan had a BLAST playing with all his new friends. Xander and his family live really close to us and are member of the YMCA so we will be getting together more. heck they may even go to pre-school together :) I dont know what it made me tear up but I feel like we have reached the age where he starts making friends and it makes me sad that he is not little anymore. However that being said, this is an AMAZING age and I love all the the milestones he is making. So, here is to more friends and more memories that come along and make me cry :) I will post pictures from T-ball with Logan and Xander and a couple of the birthday party.