while this post is long overdue, i'm finally taking some time to blog again! this year i flew with the kids to naples, fl to hang out with my parents. we had a blast, even if it felt like the cold weather followed us south:) when we arrived it was wonderful. so we changed into our shorts and went to find manatees...this is all we found, but it is cute. and so is that girl of mine! see...cold, we were wearing sweatshirts!!!! we ate some burgers at this place outside. but then it rained. thankfully we were mostly done! this guy was found downtown naples. doesn't my boy look thrilled to pose with me? one afternoon we headed out on a boat to see manatees. we had a great time spotting manatees, dolphins and some kind of sting ray. the guide let each of the kids drive the boat and gave us a lesson on how manatees mate. the boy was embarrass...