Anyway, we took the kids to Florida at the beginning of January. Daddy-J had a conference for a few days, and we decided to make a week out of it. First, a few days on Sanibel Island staying with some friends. Then a few days on Sand Key in Clearwater for the conference.
Well, as you can guess from our title, it was NOT a warm, sunny, Florida vacation. First, we waited too long to buy our tickets, so we had the Southwest two-hopper flights. The girls were star travelers, and 12 hours after we left our house, we arrived in Florida, only to face a three-hour drive to our destination. The girls melted down a little on the way to Sanibel (it was close to midnight, their ears were hurting after three take-offs and three landings). Anyway, we finally made it.
Our first day there was probably the best one, up to almost 60 degrees on Sanibel. After a fantastic pancake breakfast (thank you Harry!), we took the girls to the beach. We stayed for hours. Everybody got wet. I photographed some cool shore birds. The girls and Daddy-J made a huge sand-moat. We hunted and gathered sea shells. It was a blast! A late-afternoon lunch at a great seafood place capped off a terrific day.
Then it got a little rainy, a little windy, a little chilly. The next day's highlight was picking oranges off our friends' tree and making fresh-squeezed orange juice. Harry was very handy for this, being at least 6'6" tall. The girls got on his shoulders and went to town!
All-in-all, we had a great time with our friends. Lynda, Harry, Daddy-J and Mama-V stayed up way too late, played cards, drank (just a little ;-) and even got to go out for dinner one night thanks to a hastily arranged babysitter. Thank you Lynda and Harry for a fantastic visit!
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