Florida, Take One

The flight to Florida was uneventful. The boys both did great on the plane and it's a good thing Bud plays good with just himself. In all fairness, Grandma Honey tried her hardest to stay awake, but it was a long day.



Big D did NOT sleep the night before our trip due to allergies so he had no problem sleeping every time he sat down. I felt so bad for him starting his vacation out not being able to breath but once we got to Florida his allergies didn't bother him, YEAH!

Bear is just like his dad, he can sleep anywhere. He had a great time on the plane when he was sitting next to Bud but they were so loud with their wrestling and giggles we had to split them up on the next plane. It's amazing how crab nasty people can get when you shove two hundred bodies into a sardine can.



I suffer from a condition called "Kantsleepinmovingvehiclitis" so the girls and I played with all the stuff Grandma Honey packed in their goody bags. All the kids really enjoyed the free soda and cookies they got on every plane. Especially since mom, that's me, doesn't let them drink much soda.



One of the fun things we did was go snorkeling. We saw some Manatees on our way to Three Sisters (where the manatees have their babies) so we decided to jump out of the boat and see if we could get close enough to see them. Bud was real excited and was one of the first to jump into the water. But then something happened and he got freaked out and wouldn't leave the boat the rest of the trip.



Bug took to the water like a fish, I think she's related to Big D. Plus, I think she snorkeled last summer when she came to Florida with Grandma Honey and Papa Guy.



Beaner was so excited to get in the water, it was a little warm out, she jumped right in as soon as the boat stopped. Bear wanted to jump in, like he does off of our boat, but he opted to let Papa lower him in slowly since these were unfamiliar waters with huge animals swimming around.



We came back from snorkeling at the wrong time, low tide. So Big D and Vincent had to navigate us around big rocks and patches of underwater bushes. They did a great job and we promptly learned how to read the tide charts after that.



We also went hiking one day. In the middle of our hike we came upon a river and the kids wanted to look for shells. I was taking pictures of them when I walked over to the side and about a foot under Beaners feet (she's the one sitting on the wall) there was a huge snake. The only thing we could assess is it wasn't a water moccasin, that was a relief. Needless to say, we didn't stay there very long.