Ethan and I went to Jacksonville in February to visit his sister and her kids. It was a great escape from the snow and cold we had up here! The weekend was full of birthday celebrations (Maddie turned 11!), dock walks, tasty vittles and kayaking. We had a fun time and are so excited for them to move to Virginia this summer!
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Maddie and her Kit-Kat cake
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Presents!
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Graham and his hand print in his school lunchroom. We had lunch dates with the kids at their school.
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Uncle Ethan, master tank builder
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Happy the tank is complete! And Uncle Ethan is too....
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A walk on the dock
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Spanish moss - do not touch or you might get an unwanted visitor - chiggers.
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Rope swing
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Dock gymnast
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Graham is getting ready to feed the fish some bread.
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Our nieces are growing up so fast!
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Mother and son time
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Dinner at
Whitey's Fish Camp - here's the tasty vittles! We tried the gator - I liked my shrimp better. Fun dinner outside by the speed boat dock.
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Cuddles
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Kayaking at Amelia Island
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My rowing partner - thank goodness for her gymnast arms because I got tired out there!
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Ethan and Kira
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Kira LOVED the water!
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A beautiful way to end the visit.
Thanks Erin, Maddie, Kira and Graham for being such great hostesses/host! And we are glad the sun showed up for us too. We can't wait to see you all (and Mark) this summer.
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