At the Columbia Restaurant... our favorite!
The Old Spanish Fort, Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine
St. George Street ... many cute shops!
Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church
View from our porch
The Casablanca Inn
The Casa Monica Hotel
An old Florida road somewhere between Flagler Beach and DeLand
St. Augustine lighthouse in the rain and sun! I love those Florida rain showers!
Ella, Charlotte and Anson on the adorable kid-sized couch their Toto and Auntie Mel just found!
Anson and Ella with Gramma and Auntie AmyHi All!
We had such a great trip! Thanks to Toto and Pop and Gramma and Papa for taking such loving care of Anson and Ella (and Bella!) for us so we could have such a relaxing vacation! We could actually sleep until we woke up instead of waking to "Good Morning! I'm awake!!" at 6:30! Dusty and I went to St. Augustine and spent 4 days just roaming around and relaxing. The weather was beautiful. We stayed one night at the Casa Monica and 3 nights at the Casablanca Inn. We really enjoyed the Casablanca... we had a riverside suite with two big private porches and a double hammock! One night we took a horse and carriage tour and ate at the Columbia Restaurant (there are a few in Florida and if you have never been there, GO!) We also took a boat ride on the river and did a trolley and walking tour. St. Augustine reminds us so much of some little European towns that we've visited.
Sunday - Wednesday the kids were at Toto and Pop's house and on Wednesday morning Gramma and Papa picked them up and took them to their house in DeLand. The kids had so much fun with their grandparents! So Dusty and I went from St. Augustine to Deland on Thursday and stayed there Friday and spent the day with my family. Amy and Andy came to see us on Friday too! Then Saturday morning we headed back to Melrose to see Dusty's family. Jared and Brittanty and Charlotte came down from Jacksonville to spend the day so the kids got to play with each other, which is always so much fun to watch!
So now we are back home and getting into our little schedule again. Anson woke up early with his grandfathers every morning so he was exhausted and will be catching up on rest for a few days! But this morning when he woke up he said, "Thank you , Mommy, for taking me to Florida! I had a very good time!"
Birthday Wishes...
Happy Birthday Mel !! Hope you had a great day!
Happy Birthday Mel !! Hope you had a great day!
And last but not least, Happy First Birthday Charlotte!!! We hope you have a fun day, sweet girl!!
2 comments:
We had a great time seeing all of you! I just wish we lived closer together so it wasn't so long in between visits!
You are so blessed to have that time with your husband! Paul and I got a weekend away before Eve was born and we loved it. It looks like you had a wonderful time!
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