Florida Family Time

In the beginning of March, the boys (along with their Momma and Daddy) went to visit Mimi and Papa Strat (and their aunts and uncle). Since Mimi lives in a campground, the boys had lots of adventures. The Big One tried climbing a tree.

 

 

He didn’t get very far, but he sure did try:

 

 

The boys spent time with their 11 year old aunt, who is full of fun. They took walks in the woods with Daddy, and played in the pool on site. They visited another uncle (this one’s on Daddy’s side) and their soon to be aunt, and took them to the free Florida History museum.

 

The little one learned to climb bunk bed ladders, and somehow lost all coordination and ended up with cuts, bruises, and even a black eye. However, at the end of the week, he got a fancy haircut and made the final leap from babyhood to toddler hood.

 

 

Play Time at Kelly Park

Over Memorial weekend, the Boy’s Mimi and Papa Strat took him to Kelly Park in Orange County, Florida. This county park has a great natural spring that flows clean for about a mile and is open to the public to float or swim down. The Boy thought the water was a little too cold for his taste, but Momma and Daddy thought it was relaxing and refreshing.

Momma and the Boy floated down the spring, running into weeds and rocks, and sharing the stream with fish completely unafraid of the human element. Momma and Mimi spent lots of time chatting and catching up. Uncle Jed kept poking Papa Strat while he was trying to rest, pouring cold water on his head and generally jabbing the metaphorical sleeping dragon in the eye.

Auntie LE practiced her swimming and Daddy scraped himself on the rocks, lost his sunglasses and burned himself. Only Aunt Livy stayed home; the spring water gives her hives. But she had a good time too, playing Sims 3 on the computer.

A good day had by all!