Wednesday, May 23, 2012

We're cute

Here's some cute photos we've taken in the past month


argh, she's a pirate

Iris talking on her "car phone"

Clark acting like Captain America!


Iris looking super cute in her "Wendy" nightgown, chasing Clark around the island in the kitchen.










Ft. Lauderdale, Everglades, Keys


 So here's a few more photos from our trip to Florida.
This is Iris on the balcony one morning.  The sun rises right over the ocean, right into the hotel room. Tom got up early with Iris one morning to watch it.
 
We also saw some beautiful moon rises.


 Our last day in Ft. Lauderdale, we went to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.  This is me and kids by the swimming statue (Mark Spitz?) and in front of their pool. That day was a big pre-Olympic diving competition with some of the world's best divers.  Tom really enjoyed the HoF. I'm really glad we fit it in.
 
Clark (the Original Gumbo) on the Gumbo Limbo Trail in the Everglades NP
 We also go to visit the Everglades National Park. We went to the visitors center and went on a guided hike on the Anhinga Trail. We didn't see an Anhinga (a bird) but we saw lots of fish and a tiny alligator.  Then we did a quick and shady and mosquitoey trail - Gumbo Limbo Trail. Iris loved it and got 18 mosquito bites.
 Then we drove down HWY 1 on the chain of little Islands known as the Florida Keys. We stopped to refresh ourselves at  Harry Harris Park in Tavernier. It had this great pool. The water came from the ocean and fish were swimming around, but it was portioned off as a swimming area. It was perfect for Clark and Iris
Sunset on Key West and a Ship





We visited Key West and went to the Southernmost Point, as well as Mile 0. Key West is like a hot, beachy New Orleans. 









On the way back north on our way out of the Keys and Florida, we stopped at John Pennecamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo. Most of the park is underwater and awesome for snorkeling and scuba diving. We didn't do either, but we did do some wading with our babies.  They have glass bottom boat tours, which we vow to do next time we come through!

Florida Keys

We went on our annual Florida trip for the last time earlier this May. We spent a week in Lauderdale By the Sea at the Sea Lord Hotel which is completely awesome.  Then we drove to the Everglades and then down to the Florida Keys. My Aunt Carla lives on Summerland Key. We were just there a weekend, and here's some photos from it.  We are so glad we took the time to go down there, and would love to do it again (maybe faaaar into the future)
Iris and Clark being cuties in the Ft. Lauderdale Airport
with my cousin Kelly

Southernmost Point of the USA

And again


Kids enjoying some ice cream at a shop in Key West
Kids REALLY enjoying that Ice Cream!



Tom, V and Clark Kayaking off of Cudjoe Key


in my brother's narrative: WEIRDO: "HA HA HA !....LOOK AT THESE TOO DELICIOUS LOOKING CHILDREN!" Children: "We promise to eat our green beans. Please SAVE US!"   WEIRDO: "They're slow and easy to catch around this stream. I GOT TWO!"




Strawberry Picking

We went strawberry picking. It was fun.


Iris tasted lots of strawberries in the field. People loved that she was appropriately dressed.

Riding in the tram!

Tram ride with our friends the Singleton Family