The Beach at St. Augustine

Jocelyn and Andrew preparing for the Cannons to Fire!
Ellie playing with the sand on the Beach. Caden eating the sand from the beach
Jocelyn building with the sand on the beach
The kids at the splash zone right off the beach. A great idea to get rid of all the sand!

St. Augustine

Waiting for the ferry to take us to Fort Matanzas (a fortress that has been there since 1740, it protected Spanish St. Augustine from British encroachment)
Caden our "Smiley Boy" loving it in the backpack.
By the cannons and our guide in costume at the fort.
looking at the beds the soldiers slept in

Climbing to the top for a better view with the Wallace boys.

Sunset

Jacksonville is so beautiful. We are having a great time here. The other night we went to the beach to play in the waves and to collect seashells.

Fireworks on the BEACH!

Ellie's turn on the slip-n-slide. Can you tell she loved it!
Jeff and Matt and kids building a sand castle.
The girls with their sparklers ( you can't tell very well with my flash- sorry)
Ellie Cheesing it up
Returning home fast asleep after a fun filled- long- day. We had a wonderful 4th of July.

Fourth of July Activities

We Went with the Wallace family to a park here in Florida. It was really fun with lots of activities for the kids. Here are a few of them.


Jocelyn and Ellie crossing the Bridge.
Ellie at football training camp- in a dress!
Caden and Adam Wallace trying to stay cool in the shade.
Wallace boys and the girls playing musical chairs.
Jocelyn on the jumping slipin slide.

More fun on the road

In the Box seats watching the horse races.

In Nashville, Tennessee at the Grand Ole Opry. Jocelyn and Ellie hanging out by a big fish.
It was a great road trip - a little long - but very fun and eventful.

Road Trip

Some of the stops on the way Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY .
Jocelyn and Ellie at the Indianapolis Speedway

RCA dome, home of the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning
Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby

We made it to Florida. We Just spent a really long time in the car (about 22 plus hours) The kids did great and we stopped at some fun cities along the way!