July Miscellaneous

A few more pics from July...

Papa and Cici got a "pool" at their house in Weeki Wachee. The kids spent a few days with them and they spent a LOT of time in this pool!

Oh to be this limber!

Brothers putting on a firework show for their sisters.

Jared and Brooker had a guy's day at Dave & Busters...Brooker won the jackpot on one of the games.

These two are the sweetest!

I so enjoyed playing golf with this little guy this summer!

Brooker ran a 5k at the Hammock

Sometimes I just gotta shake my head...

My 35th Birthday

My 35th birthday was very low key and spent entirely at HOME...my favorite place to be! Jared surprised me with lunch, Lucy brought over a sweet treat from Nutmegs, and Bella and Mary Kate made me two birthday cards each. That evening Jared made my favorite...cuban sandwiches and 1905 Salad. My parents joined us for dinner. It was a great day!

Revell Florida Road Trip Day 5

I'm pretty sure I've been looking forward to today's destination the most...Cumberland Island, Georgia! We ate breakfast at the hotel, packed our backpack with supplies we thought we would need on our journey and headed north. We arrived in St. Mary's, Georgia around 10:45 am. We bought our ferry tickets and went to a little restaurant to buy our picnic lunch to take to Cumberland Island (there's NOTHING on the island...a few bathrooms and water fountains but that's all). Once we boarded the boat we had about a 40 minute ride over to the island. The dolphins were in abundance so we had fun watching them along the way. As we started getting close to the Island we could see wild horses waiting for us at the shore. We got excited and knew this was going to be a FUN adventure!

Being silly before heading out this morning.

We all ordered a picnic lunch at Market on the Square.

Ready to board the Cumberland Queen II

Our first sighting of the feral horses!

Horse droppings were everywhere!

These fellas were waiting for us as we got on the Island.

Just couldn't believe how many wild horses we saw...at least 50...saw some wild turkeys too!

We walked along these dirt roads the whole time on the Island. At one point we were just walking along and a wild horse came galloping past us. We thought it was funny because he came out of nowhere and didn't want to stop and visit!

The old Dungeness Ruins are one of the historic sites to see on the Island. It was home to several famous people but burned many many years ago and this is what remains. The horses gather all around this area eating grass.

We found a picnic table near the ruins and had our lunch.

In the background of this picture are salt flats and a view of Amelia Island

We were advised to stay at least 25 feet away from the horses but it was hard to help ourselves and we just had to get up close when we felt it was safe to do so!

On our way back to St. Mary's on the ferry...we were hot, sweaty, and pretty exhausted from our adventures on Cumberland Island!

When we got back to our hotel in Amelia Island we were ready to hit the beach to cool off in the Atlantic! 

This evening we just stayed at the hotel and ate dinner. Afterwards we walked down to the beach to enjoy s'mores. A great way to end an amazing vacation together!

Revell Florida Road Trip Day 4

This morning we said goodbye to St. Augustine and headed north to Amelia Island...a place none of us have ever visited! When we got to town it was too early to check into the hotel so we found the downtown area and ate lunch at the Rusty Pelican then walked up and down the street visiting some of the quaint shops along the way. Then we checked into our hotel, the Omni resort. We had a beautiful view of the beach from our room...very nice! Since today is our 13th wedding anniversary we had a sweet treat and sparkling wine surprise waiting for us in the room. We enjoyed the pool for most of the afternoon before heading back into town to eat at Peppers, a mexican restaurant that was highly recommended. Today was quite different than we've ever celebrated our anniversary...for one, we had our kids in tow, but it was a perfect day for everyone to be together!

All smiles this morning at breakfast and excited for the next stop on our journey together.

Grabbing a "snow cone" at a local restaurant. It wasn't quite the snow-cone they had in mind...very different tasting... poor Brooker could not eat his but Mary Kate ate every drop!

Sweet surprise!

Cheers to 13 Years! 

When we got back to the hotel we all had milk and cookies waiting on us...the kids enjoyed their treats on the balcony.

Today was super sweet spending time with the ones I love most! So thankful for 13 wonderful years with a man who loves his family and planning exciting adventures together!