After a wonderful time celebrating Christmas here in Louisville, we headed off to see Bonnie Mom and Grandpa in Key West. As always, it was an amazing trip. We had a great time doing many of the things we love. The weather was great and it was warm and sunny for most of our trip. We had lots of fun adventures, including a stop in the Everglades where we rode a fan boat! Our trip was a great way to spend the last week of our winter break.
The boys spent a lot of time in Grandpa and Bonnie Mom's pool.
The waves were pretty big at Fort Zachary Taylor and the boys had a blast playing in the waves.
The beach at Lagerheads was always calm. The boys had a great time swimming, climbing on the rocks, looking for fish and other marine life, and jumping off the pier into the ocean. Preston also enjoyed being buried in the sand!
The boys spent a lot time catching lizards. I think this is one of their favorite things to do while we are in Key West! They even worked together to catch a small iguana!
We didn't let Evan catch this lizard, but he REALLY wanted to catch it! We decided that we should just take the picture instead.
We visited the botanical gardens a couple of times. I enjoyed the flowers, while the boys enjoyed catching lots of lizards!
We loved the ultimate adventure we took in the summer. Unfortunately, the water was just too cold to do it this visit. We decided that parasailing would be really fun to try again. We all had fun. The boys were lucky and got to go up twice! They let them go once with Daddy and once with me.
We went to the several playgrounds while we were in Key West. We visited the two playgrounds by the beach, as well as the new playground and splash park.
We visited the Key West Wildlife Center, where Evan caught lots turtles. We also saw a man call the ibises and they came to him! It was really cool!
We went to Geiger Key, which is always a lot of fun. It is really beautiful there and it is not usually very crowded. The boys had a really good time searching for sea life. They caught lots of crabs, as well as some small fish. They also had fun climbing Red's Fort. We also had a great lunch at the Geiger Key Marina.
We saw a beautiful sunset on New Year's Eve and we had a fun celebration of the new year as a family. Once the boys were asleep, Carl and I headed out to Duval Street. It was lots of fun! We had a great time and even saw a drag show! We rang in the new year on the beach though, which was nice and quiet!
Each time we are in Key West, Carl and I do a sunset sail. It is one of our favorite traditions. We didn't get a good sunset, but we had a great time.
Evan did handstands and flips all over Key West! I think this is my favorite picture of his handstand.
We had to head to Fort Lauderdale to catch our early morning flight. We decided to go up extra early and visit the Evergaldes. We had a wonderful trip to Everglades Holiday Park, where we rode on an fan boat. We saw two wild alligators, as well as iguanas and lots of birds. The captain was really knowledgeable, so we learned a lot as well.
After our visit to the Everglades, we spent the evening at Embassy Suites. The boys love the pool there and we had a nice evening before our flight home the next morning.
As Evan always says about any trip we take, the best part of the trip was being with family.
