Florida with Friends (part 2)!

We were so lucky this spring to get to go to Florida two times. Jon had two conference down there, and we tagged along for both. This second one was in Bonita Springs, which is near Naples. The weather was gorgeous. We enjoyed time by the pool, at the beach, eating ice cream, shopping, and hanging out with old friends! My favorite part was watching the dolphins jump in and out of our wake as we ferried to the beach. Kylie's favorite part was the water slide. Brooks' favorite part was making mud holes with Bennett! And Jon's favorite part was lounging by the pool. Everything was amazing except for the flight home. That was quite an adventure. It took the kids and I (by ourselves-Jon was on a different flight), 13 hours, 3 planes, 2 mechanical delays, and lots of snacks to finally get home at 1:30am! It was wild, but it was all worth it! :)

On the way to Florida.

Brooks did not want to have his picture taken!

At one point, our friend, Chris, lost his fancy Ray Ban sunglasses.

It turned out that Jon had taken them by mistake thinking they were his cheap look-a-likes!

Brooksie being Brooksie.

We drove to a nearby ice cream parlor called Kilwins.

It was delicious!

Kilwins for the win...Right, Brooks?!

L to R: Brooks, Bennett, Annabelle, Kylie.

My boys watching the dolphins on the way to the beach.

Brooks and Bennett playing in the sand!

The dads and the little girls enjoying the Golf of Mexico.

These three cuties were all born between October and December of 2012.

They were so fun to watch!

L to R: Brooks, Bennett, Graham.

The girls!

L to R: Annabelle, Halle, Blair, and Kylie.

Singing on the elevator on the third and final late night!

L to R: Brooks, Bennett, Kylie, Blair, Halle, and Annabelle.

On the final leg of our journey home, around 11:45pm, Brooks finally fell asleep!