Citrus Celebration

I'm not sure how I got away without taking a picture of the massive amounts of citrus we squeezed, juiced, peeled, and enjoyed! It truly was a citrus celebration each day, as oranges are in full force this time of year. We found a road out on Merritt Island where people that have groves will set out their excess fruit and a money box and you take what you want at an amazing price. Sawyer and Jack love star fruit...found out that stains pretty good too. The fresh-squeezed orange juice is absolutely amazing! Here is one last post of their visit with picture overload.

A walk on the Oak & Palm Hammock trail.

All-star Auntie Aleafala. It's so cute the way Sawyer says her name.

Spanish Moss - I think this picture explains why Sawyer is obsessed with it now, haha.

Uncle Chris is always up for trains!

Some friends were out of town so we were able to borrow their bikes and everyone accompanied us on our  normal morning bike ride/playground outing.

Blow soccer.

Enjoying salmon from AK - thank you Chris & Abbie!

Wild Pigs! Not the best picture, but it was a family of 5 black piggies.

Chris taking on the challenge of dressing this squirmy guy.

Taking a break from all the hard work!

Happy Birthday Sadie! We made an awesome video for her (much too embarrassing for the Aunties to post on here :). This photo gives you an idea of the awesomeness though.

Playing in their new sand box - all that sand came from what we dug out of the garden area.

Jack having a blast in the pool - I can't believe it was warm enough to do this in January!

Alethea & Abbie babysat for us one night so George and I could go out on a date. We went on a walk sans children and ate Thai. It was a pleasant evening. On the way to the restaurant we stopped to help a guy on the side of the road. Apparently he'd been waiting over two hours and no one had stopped. It made me grateful that George always stops to help. He's a good man :)

SO many birds in Florida! We're about 15 mins from Canaveral National Seashore. It is full of wildlife! Pictured above are Great & Snowy Egrets, Roseate Spoonbill (they're pink!), and a lot of others I need to learn.

...along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be...

Jack staying up late one night partying with the Aunties.

...there are consequences to being so cute :)

Oh man, it was such a fun visit. We kept feeling like we were missing people...and we were, the rest of the fam! One day we'll all get together at the same place and time! Sawyer frequently asks, "Where's Aleafala, where's Abbie, where's Chris?" We miss you all and think fondly of the great times we had with you. Thank you for coming to see us! Hopefully you're still enjoying fresh citrus while watching the snow fall. We love you!