Day 4 - go celebrate Ethan's birthday!

Here is the crew at a place called The Bubble Room. Good food and the atmosphere is great. It is located out on Sanibel Island.

Today is Ethan's Birthday. He is officially 5 now.

The restaurant gave Ethan a pile of whipped cream with strawberries and a candle in it for his birthday. They also sang to him.

Mindy and Carter made it down last night. Today we went to the beach out on Sanibel Island.

Happy Hannah on the beach.

Carter spent the whole time on the beach sleeping. Had to cover him up with t-shirts cause somebody forgot the sunscreen.

Hannah looking for shells.

These boys were trying to show Ethan how to build a dam.

Most of you know that I am not fond of water or anything about it. I took this picture to prove that I did at least stand in the Gulf of Mexico.

Day 3 of the Florida Adventure

Went to a flea market at an old drive in. Ethan thought this car would be a good buy - the guy offered the car free with the purchase of the charger :)

Hannah got a Dora doll and was happy as a lark.

Went to the Shell Factory - had a lot of neat stuffed animals - including this Tiger.

On the camel

Grandpa, Hannah and Ethan in the jaws of the shark.

Loving it at the swimming pool back at Palmetto Palms.

Ethan is more fish than kid!

Hannah just loved getting tossed into the air by Daddy and then being caught.

Hannah with her balloon from Perkins restaurant. Got lots to eat, Ethan and Hannah got a balloon and a big cookie, plus Grandma S had coupons for a free piece of pie for everybody! Thanks Grandma!

More of Day 2....

Ethan hiking up his shorts at the beach.

Hannah having a great time.

Not at all happy when she fell in the water.

Two little kids at Fort Myers Beach - there really were quite a few more people there - you just can't see them in this picture!

Florida 2009 - Day 2

Some guy had a pet parrot down by the beach. He set him on Ethan's head for a picture. Ethan says only pirates have parrots on them, not people.

A pelican was sitting out on the pier at Fort Myers Beach - didn't seem afraid of anybody.

A young teenager caught a catfish out on the pier and the pelican tried to quickly move in and take it. Didn't work, the kid chased him off and threw the fish back.

I would post more pictures, but it has taken over 2 1/2 hours to get just these 3 uploaded, so I think I will give up for tonight. Hopefully I have better luck either later or tomorrow.

Florida 2009 - the first installment

Ethan taking a rest in the gazebo.

Hugging a palm tree.

At the entrance to the bridge, is this garden with cutouts of all the Disney characters. There was also a lizard.

Hannah sitting on the bridge with Grandpa. I sat next to Grandpa and Hannah came up and said "Grandma, move." She wanted to sit next to him.

Ethan checking out whatever is over the edge.

Next to the bear, dressed for xmas, on the other side of the bridge.

Some kind of berries/nuts hanging from palm trees.

The crew on their walk in Palmetto Palms.

Christmas 2009

Here he is, the one, the only Santa Baby Carter!

Guelly opens his present - a dinosaur racetrack.

Alex with his backhoe. This kid is fascinated with construction equipment.

Ethan with his race track. Note his Florida haircut!

No Daddy, I don't think it will fit you : Hannah.

Xmas Eve pinata at the Garcias

I can't reach it!!

Alex pokes the dragon.

Here, dragon dragon. Let me hit you!

Cleaning up the spoils - lots of peanuts and candy.

Ethan and Hannah's Birthday Party

Carter: Mommy, why are all these people here AGAIN?

Norbert and Sharelle with Alex

Norbert, Tanya holding Sarah, Great Grandpa Theodore and Dan.

Elijah, Sharelle holding Carter and Nacho.

Carter checks out the baby bed Hannah got.

Micah, Ben, Ethan and Ruth with Ethan's tool set.

Every time Hannah opened a present, she had to take it to Nathan.

Jordan trying to talk Hannah into blowing out the candles. She eventually used the candle snuffer to get the job done.

Ethan with his Dinosaur Train cake.