discovery cove

We headed down to Orlando for fall break. We enjoyed the Disney parks as always, but our main reason for going was to go to Discovery Cove (by Sea World). It had snorkeling (those pictures are on the waterproof camera, but trust me, it was great), pet and feed stingrays and feed, pet and ride dolphins, also a lazy river and unlimited food. Oh yeah and an aviary...

still shot of Carter and his arch nemesis

second time there Jared loved it

Claire riding Izzy

The family photo

we all warmed up to the stingrays eventually and fed them their lunch

taking a break at the lazy river

so much fun

happy fall y'all

best part of these pictures is that I took them in our yard

hot tub time machine

We are finally having cool weather, so we fired up the hot tub for the first time this past weekend. HEAVENLY. It was a crisp 54 degrees outside and a warm 101 degrees in the hot tub. OK, for the "time machine part"(I didn't just use the movie title for no reason, that would be silly)...all three kids (the boys finally talked Claire into it) jumped into the pool several times and swam around and then hurried back to the hot tub. This brought back memories of my family staying at various hotels through out the years and the fun we would have doing the same thing. I am not as adventurous anymore. I stayed in the warm water and enjoyed watching my brave kids and enjoyed my memories of when I was so brave.

Hamlet and Carter

I am trying to write a paper on Hamlet, but I keep looking at this.

Funny thing Carter said after studying for a Health test..."mom, I got it, I know how I can gain weight...I will eat two baconators and sit on the couch all day". He makes me laugh everyday.