Sunday, June 28, 2009

Tarpon Springs

This morning I thought that it would be nice to do something a little different. Since Daddy works from home he seldom gets a change of scenery. So I suggested that we go to Tarpon Springs for some Greek lunch and then be home for nap time. Well.... when we got there we found a place to park and the gentleman had said that it was $3 to park or we could take a boat ride for $12/adult and you and Vaughan were free and the parking would be free. So I asked him, "How long is the boat ride and when does it leave?" He told us that it leaves at 1pm and its about 1.5 to 1.75 hours long. So I thought, "Lets do it!" You have to understand that I am a stickler about nap schedules and sleeping in your bed for naps (although this rule effects more so your brother than to you because you are starting to drop your naps altogether). So for me to do this is something out of the ordinary.




So glad that we did. First we had lunch at Mykonos, then took the boat ride out to view gorgeous homes on the water and ended up in the Gulf of Mexico and finding a whole slew of dolphins. We were able to get 3 dolphins to follow us and play in the wake that the boats were creating. After docking, we then had dessert at Hellas bakery. What a fantastic, unplanned day. Couldn't have asked it to be any better. One day you will know that this is completely out of character for me. Everything is always planned in my life. But after today, I have realized that sometimes spontaneity is a good thing.



Sunday, June 21, 2009

Fathers Day 2009 - Naples

This Father's Day we decided to meet our friends from Miami half way in Naples. We found a hotel that had a 3 bedroom suite, Bellasera, and all the families were able to be together. This is quite helpful when traveling with little ones who's bedtimes are early and the adults want to be able to spend time together. On Friday, the Zervos' and Mike met us there and we relaxed by the pool and had dinner and had a low key night.

Then on Saturday, we made our way to Naples Beach.

The beach was somewhat short lived.
We decided that hanging out by the pool was going to do the trick.

For some odd reason, you decided to get out of the pool and perform some Tai Chi moves.

Movie Night with all the kids.

Angelo, Ava, Zoe, You, Gloria, and Sylvia
What a fun way to spend Father's Day weekend.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Explora Shore






Decided to head over to the Florida Aquarium today to spend some time in the explora shore area and a quick tour of the aquarium.