We just returned from an amazing trip to Florida for Christmas. It's always nice to get away, have some fun in the sun, (although it was quite limited due to the cold temperatures down there this time!) and relax with family and friends.
We left South Bend on Christmas Eve in the wee hours of the morning (5:45 am) and flew into Ft. Myers with a brief stop in Cincinnati. We enjoyed the sun that was shining and even jumped into the pool for a bit! Reilly managed to stay awake from 3:45 am until 8:00 pm with only a 15 minute nap on the plane. This kid has STAMINA!
We spent Christmas Morning lazily lounging around before opening presents and then going over to the 4 mile Eco park that's not to far from Kim and Glenn's house in Cape Coral. We headed home for a wonderful Christmas dinner with Kim, Glenn, Brady, Bonnie, Lee, Aunt Mary, Uncle Larry and Kim and Glenn's neighbors, Tom and Janet.
We had breakfast with Aunt Mary and Uncle Larry at the Sunflower Cafe on Sunday morning before heading out to do a little after Christmas shopping at Target and Wal-Mart. We headed back home for naps! :)
On Monday, we headed over to the Manatee Park that's not to far from their house and saw hundreds of manatees. They all come in near the power plant for the warm water. We enjoyed some lunch at Cracker Barrel before heading back to the house for more relaxation and swimming. Dave and I were lucky enough to sneak away for a couple of hours for a "date night." We enjoyed dinner without flying food and flinging straws! :)
On Tuesday, Dave and I were able to meet two friends from Northpoint that were also down in Florida. Pretty neat to see familiar faces in such a faraway locale.
On Wednesday, Dave, Reilly and I headed over to Ft. Myers beach where we saw two dolphins. I was in heaven. We were just watching out over the water, and they went swimming by about 20 feet off shore. It was amazing. We also saw tons of horseshoe crabs (we think!) that had been washed up on shore...probably due to not being able to survive the cold temperatures. We had a great time walking along the water's edge (it was quite chilly, so only our tootsies got wet!) before heading back to the house.
We had to fly home on Thursday. It's always nice to get away and enjoy vacation, but the saying is true, there's no place like home!
Thanks for hosting us Kim, Glenn and Brady. We love you guys and we had a ton of fun! Thanks for the memories.
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