Thursday, September 24, 2009

Short But Sweet

We enjoyed a long weekend getaway to Florida with Nana (Drew's mom), and Michael and Emily. We were also blessed by some fun time with Laura and Brent and their two precious kids who now reside in sunny FL. What a great trip!!

We packed it in since we only had two full days there. We enjoyed some beach time on Captiva Island, where Sydney for the first time really got into playing in the sand. In the past when it came to sand, Syd's experience consisted of tasting the sand, and an overall sense of uneasiness about playing in it (getting her hands dirty is not one of her favorite things). This trip she ended up covered in it, and was a very happy camper:) Drew and I found ourselves building castles in the sand with her, and it sure was fun! Sadly I hadn't done that in years. It brought back so many great memories from our family vacations to Hilton Head. Dad would always build the coolest creations......seriously people would walk by and stop to get a good look. I remember him most often making a "dead man" which resembled a man washed up on the beach. Anyway, Drew, Sydney, and I's creation wasn't even close to being as cool. We've got some practicing to do. We also enjoyed some delicious seafood, fun time in the pool, cheering on the Vols, a little shopping, and some nice walks. Thanks for such a memorable trip!


The Mundies

Is this not precious?!

Syd's new fave friend...Emily!


Sweet Parker


3 comments:

ladymundie said...

WAHOO! What a fun time. Let's do it again!!

Holly Aytes said...

Sometimes those short trips are the most fun! Madison was one of those babies who didn't like her hands to be dirty....she has gotten over that to an extent! We are looking forward to going to the beach in october while at disney (we are going to be so close to a beach that we have to go while in FL). Glad y'all had fun...Sydney is a cutie!

H Vest said...

Such a sweet picture of Sydney and Parker. I can't believe how big Parker is! Was Sydney holding him in her lap like he was a baby? :) So glad you could visit Laura and catch up. And some of my all-time favorite childhood memories are of building things in the sand!