Vacation, vacation...where to begin? We left last Friday and headed down to Cape Canaveral. We had a great time being together as a family. We spent most of our time at the beach. On most days our schedule was beach, showers, lunch, "rest" time, dinner, outing/beach evening walk with pictures. Boogie boarding was a big hit this trip, where as two years ago it was sand castle building. Josiah loved being in the water, and really seemed to get the hang of boogie boarding. Aedan stayed in shallower water with his board, and even stood on it often, pretending to surf. The water was chilly at the beginning of the week, and seemed to warm up throughout the week, as did the weather...so maybe it was just the warmer weather and fewer clouds. There wasn't much surf early on...we were able to see fish in the water...one time a really big one~ seriously, like 4-5 ft long! Also, we saw a small group of rays twice. Josiah spotted one group and darted out of the water! We saw a little turtle on our way to the beach one morning, sand crabs, and the beloved love bugs! (We are now love bug experts!) One of the mornings was spent at the Brevard Zoo, and a late afternoon at the beach. Josiah asked me to take pictures of all the animals, so I did...we may make a zoo scrapbook soon! The giraffes are always a highlight, and also the jaguars and alligators, of course! Our evening activities included a dinner at Grills, a dunkin donuts run, a Walmart run, a Ron Jon surf shop run, a Dinosaur store run, and a sweet time with the FL O'Briens~Bim, Donna, Kim, and Chris. (Craig was still in Spain.) Oh, and speaking of Bim...I can't forget the Shuttle Launch! The shuttle went up Monday morning. We took the boys out onto the beach, with the crowds of people and crowds of lovebugs, too...the more the merrier. I am so glad the boys got to see it! I can't believe that it was delayed all the way from April 29th to our vacation time.
Other highlights from our vacation~
~Praise the Lord that no one got strep throat from me! I came down with it late Tuesday night before vacation. I went to the doctor on Wednesday and started antibiotics. I felt (almost) normal by Friday, but was a little fearful that one of the kids (especially Mercy who always wants to be held) would get it.
~Josiah tried scallops, shrimp, and mahi mahi...and liked all of them!!!! Aedan and Mercy liked clam chowder, and scallops! I am assuming our children do not have shell fish allergies.
~Josiah and Aedan learned to pee in the ocean. (This is very important since Aedan drinks a lot, and therefore pees a lot.)
~Aedan discovered that he likes Nutterbutters.
~Josiah wowed the man at the Dinosaur Store with his dinosaur knowledge.
~Mercy surprisingly kept her sun hat on with no problem.
~The boys are getting used to family pictures. Mercy still needs some work.
~The boys slept in a "big" bed together successfully for the first time.
~Love bugs like our van, and us!
~I love my Ron Jon shirt that I got...if you live in Cookeville, you'll probably see me wearing it often...it is super comfy.
~Aedan (hopefully) learned not to jump in a pool without his floaties.
~Mercy is fearless in the water.
Here is a SmileBox of pictures. You may need to pause the pictures at time as they download.
