July 21, 2008

weekend in Jacksonville

Joshua and I were able to travel down to Jacksonville, Florida to visit my sister, Amy, her husband Shawn, and her two children, Brooke (30 months) and Christian (11 months). Joshua and I had such a great time getting to see the kids! Last time we saw them was at our wedding in November, so they had both grown up so much! Christian is now standing up and crawling around, while Brooke is counting, telling us her colors, and is talking to us in three-word sentences! They grow us so very fast! We had fun at the pool, on the boat, and at the house. She had fun with her "Auntie Mani" and "Uncle Jodh." I am very glad that we were able to make it down there to see them, even if for a short weekend.










Joshua and I went with Amy and Shawn to visit some friends down the street. They are big into scuba diving, so they let Joshua try it out in the pool. I had done it last time I was down, so decided to pass this time, but Joshua had a really good time swimming around in the pool with the scuba tank. In the second picture, he is holding a spear gun used to shoot large fish under the water. Wow!






We took the boat out on Sunday and had a great day riding in the boat and swimming in the water. We stopped at a place in Jacksonville called The Landing. It has a few shops and a bunch of different restaraunts to go to. You can park your boat on the dock and walk around the area. There was a live band playing, and Brooke found a set of fountains to splash around in for a while. She was having such a great time playing in the water! Christian didn't get in the water, but sure enjoyed the music!















1 comment:

Ted and Dana said...

Looks fun! Your niece and nephew are so cute! See you SOOOOOO SOON!!!