Sunday

Jami, Tom, and the kids came on Friday evening and I've been too busy to write anything.  We've been on the run for the last 48 hours!  Friday during the day we went to the Legion.  It was such a beautiful day that we wanted to sit out in the sun by the water and enjoy the day even more!  It was fun and not crowded at all.  Then we came home and waited for the kids to get here.  I had fixed meatloaf and baked potatoes in the crock pot for supper.  It was done just a bit before they got here - everyone loved it, even the kids!

Saturday we went to the nature preserve to see if the alligator was there.  We not only saw the alligator, which is huge, but we also saw at least 3 pileated woodpeckers, several Common Gallinules, a Great White Egret, a White Ibis, as well as an Anhinga, and a Limpkin!  Oh, there was also a rather large snake.  We had a super wildlife day!!  Saturday night, Tom & Jami took the kids to the park to see the Christmas lights and to burn off some energy.

Today we went to church and then Tom & Jami took off for Ocala while we kept the kids.  Jami's grandma lives in Ocala and she's not well at all.  Jami's mom came down yesterday and Jami went over to see her today.  We haven't heard from them so we don't know if they're coming home tonight or not.  They're supposed to go back to Ft Lauderdale tomorrow, but it's going to depend on how her grandma is doing.  Around noon we took the kids to the big water and saw a small Anhinga and another bird that I haven't identified yet.  Then we came home, at lunch, played Sequence, watched Annie, and took a bike ride - all before it rained!

It is great having the kids here.  They've grown up a lot in the last year.

More later...