We just spent a week in Florida to relax with Mike's parents at the
family's river house in Homosassa, quickly visit with the Gibbons side
of the family in Tampa, and then attend a Reid family reunion at the
beach in St. Pete. It was a blast! Managing to fit three locations into
seven days was no small effort, but the payoff was big. We got to catch
up with so many different family members, many we had never met before!
We dragged the kids from here to there, threw their schedules out the
window, and they couldn't have had more fun. We are so grateful to
everyone for housing us and showing us such a great time. We even
managed to fit in a day at Disney with our little princess while Gram
and Grandpa spent quality time with the prince. There are far too many
pictures here, but they really tell the story. We're glad to be back to
the routine, but so grateful for the fun memories! |
| Arrived at the Tampa airport at 10 pm... Frances immediately asked for her sunglasses :) |
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| Frances was so excited to go boating, she wouldn't take off her "gear" |
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| Gram helps adjust her (totally unnecessary) goggles |
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| Hugh said "agua" every two minutes for four straight days |
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| Classic! |
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| Fooling around with dad on the boat |
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| Going fishing with dad and grandpa |
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| She caught a trout! |
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| The magic kingdom welcomed us with open arms... |
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| Peter Pan ride |
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| Tea cups! |
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| Aladdin's magic carpet ride! *this was the hottest wait in line of the whole day* |
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| Meeting Mickey & Minnie... showing them her "1st visit" pin... |
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| ...then jumping up and down in excitement |
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| Goofy's lap |
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| The $15 balloon man |
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| ...but man, she loved that thing |
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| Mickey Mouse ice cream cone |
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| Meeting Cinderella |
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| (she insisted on changing into her high heels to meet the princesses) |
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| Meeting Belle |
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| Meeting Sleeping Beauty |
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| She crashed on the car ride back to the river house, of course |
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| Hugh loved visiting with Grandmama... |
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| Frances kept 2nd cousin Wade entertained! |
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| This is the heron that visits the deck |
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| Frances & Hugh playing in the toy box at Grandmama's house for the last time before she moves into her new condo |
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| Cousins!!! |
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| Frances particularly loves her cousin Zack :) |
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| Hugh and Mike's cousin Kim |
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| Frances and Mike's cousin Carrie |
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| Courtney & Frances work on a sand creation... |
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| Gram & Grandpa and their adoring grand kids! |
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| Aunt Maggie & Uncle Tom! |
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| Happy family |
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| Hugh and Brooks Henry (2nd cousin once removed?) tie in the 16-month-old-stair-climbing-race |