After a week of fun and adventure we wrapped up a stay in our favorite place…
and said our goodbyes…
and headed back to Birmingham…
only to land and find out school was delayed 3 days! We could have stayed! Oh well…
until next time Naples!
Naples Adventures
We went on a few more adventures than usual in Naples this trip! Fun all around! The boys went fishing…
Samantha and Robert went on a wave runner…
and the kids and I went parasailing!! Woohoo!
Robert opted out which meant I got to go twice since the two boys weren’t heavy enough on their own. There was a big rock paper scissors battle for which boy got to go twice and Spencer won out. That ended up being the best thing though – once Maxwell got up he decided once was enough! It was really, really cool but it definitely took your breath away at first when you went up. We were high!!
Dip!
Up we go with Maxwell!
Maxwell had time to check his watch while sailing through the sky! ha!
While Samantha waited in the boat, she got to be captain!
Down we go…
and dip!
So great that the kids are getting old enough to enjoy a little more adventure on our trips!!
Naples
After a great Christmas and a trip to Atlanta, we packed up and hopped a plane down to Naples! Woohoo!
We were so happy to see GJ and Daddo and celebrate some more Christmas! Including new iPads for the kids!!
We then got down to the business of enjoying Naples!
We even had a return visit from our gator…
and made friends with two turtles on the beach!
Off to the beach!
Lots of sand castles!
Lunch volcanoes…
and dinner out!
Roll Tide! SEC Championship!
Sing 2! So good!
Ice cream!
and CCCs of course!
Fireworks for 2022!
More adventures to come!
Birthday!
Happy Birthday Daddo!!
We love you very much and hope you have the best day! We’ll see you soon!!
More highlands
On Friday morning I woke ready for an adventure and, boy did we find one! It was really cold – not getting out of the 30s! – so we bundled up and headed to hike Chinquapin Mountain. It was a steep hike 2 miles up and then 2 miles down. There were several times we had to cross over the creek and then lots of zig zagging back and forth near the top. My crew were absolute troopers and handled it all like champs!
The views at the top were worth it!
Best way to spend Black Friday!!
One of my favorite hikes we’ve done. Thumbs up all around and they for sure earned the burrito we went and got after!!
That night Robert and I met my childhood friend, Frank, and his wife for a drink and then had dinner at Wild Thyme with Mary Beth and Holland. The kids stayed home and played Clue!
Saturday we met up with Patrick and Henry to hike Satulah…
and had lunch, complete with milk shakes.
That night we watched a very exciting Iron Bowl game. Roll Tide! That one was a little too exciting and we were all exhausted by the time it was over. Glad it ended up the way it did though!! We got up and headed back early Sunday. It was a wonderful break and we are so thankful for so many things, including the fact that the state trooper that pulled Robert over on the way home let him off with just a warning! Thankful indeed!!