FLORIDA!!

This past weekend our family took a quick trip to Florida!! The last few weeks up here the weather has been less than stellar, so being the jetsetters we are we just headed out...NOT!! We actually had the honor of attending one of Shawn's cousin's weddings..and lucky us...it was in Florida! We left Friday morning and were back Sunday evening...but even with the length of the trip..we still found time to rest and relax!!! On Friday evening after we landed in Tampa, we dined on some fantastic seafood, we are such foodies...I think every trip we take somehow becomes centered around food..go figure! After a wonderfully restful and much needed sleep, we started out early on Saturday with a breakfast at Steve and Johnna's beautiful home!! The food was excellent and the entertainment wasn't bad either! The kids got to spend the morning swimming and playing with their 2nd or 3rd cousins--I'm not very good at the whole family tree thing!!--Gabe even went jet skiiing in the Bay!! Before we headed back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding we headed over to a power plant that manatees like to hang out at! Even on a quick trip we somehow manage to do something touristy!! We spent the evening watching a young couple commit themselves to each other...I can't think of a better way to spend an evening!! Karlie and Loren have been together longer than most married couples stay married...they have been together for nearly 7 years!!! We are so happy for them...and thankful they got married in Florida....a wonderful way to spend a weekend!!!