St. Augustine - Summer 2014

We met our cousin Catherine and her daughter, Evie in St. Augustine one evening for dinner, followed by playing in the park.  Evan was not keen on holding Evie's hand.  They are just a couple of weeks apart,  both born in March 2012.

His first slide down a roller slide was lots of fun.

Uncle Jack babysat Alex for us at the nearby park bench.

Evan liked this spring chair that bounced.

Evan rode the carousel with Daddy.

Aunt Wilma, Catherine, and Evie rode in front of us.

Evan's favorite activity was the swing.

Ponte Vedra Beach - Summer 2014

We stayed at Aunt Wilma & Uncle Jack's beach house on Ponte Vedra Beach, just minutes from St. Augustine.  It's a beautiful house right on the water. This is the back of it.

Vince flew a kite so high up, I didn't get it in the picture.

Our family photo - we tried a few times, but the boys would rather not look at the camera.

Alex woke me up around 6am every morning so I saw multiple sun rises around 6:23am.

Evan liked seeing his reflection in the doors.

Evan fell hard on his bottom and bit his lip.

Evan and Daddy blowing bubbles.

Evan said Jack's name by the third day.  He liked making faces with him.

Alex put his toes in the water.

My parents joined us for several days.

Alex had fun pulling Evan's hair for a change.

Papa posing with his grandsons.

The sunset was toward the front of the house.

Aunt Wilma loved holding smiling Alex

Evan and Daddy wash off the sand.

Alex chilled out in the portable crib

The full moon came up one clear night over the ocean.

Aunt Wilma looked for seashells - they were everywhere.

Evan absolutely loved the water and the sand.  He could've stayed out there all day long.

We saw several dolphins right in front of us about fifty feet from the coast.

Aunt Wilma and Grandmama showed Evan a sticker book

Alex always smiling.

Evan liked playing with the seashells in his bucket.

We had storms a couple of times.

Papa, Aunt Wilma, and Uncle Jack get Alex to coo.

Alex liked Uncle Jack's nose

Smiling baby

Brothers

Evan and Mommy

Playing in the surf

His favorite hobby was climbing on furniture

We had a great stay at the beach and did not want to come home.  I can't wait until we get back down there!

Disney World - Summer 2014

I had an 11 year old 2 day park hopper that I had kept in my wallet all these years. We bought Vince one and enjoyed a day at Disney World (before the storms rolled in and ran us off). Disney is not as stroller friendly or shade friendly as Universal. Strollers are not allowed in any restaurants, nor is just sitting at a table to cool off, unless you buy food. The biggest disappointment was the removal of Mickey and Minnie's houses in the back toon area. It is now some random circus tent theme that has nothing to do with Mickey Mouse. Highly disappointed for Evan. The only place to meet and greet Mickey was at the front of the park in a 30 - 50 minute wait building with no entertainment at all - just a long line. They seriously need to get a TV and show some cartoons while people wait. On the positive side, Evan and Alex both loved all the rides we took them on, taking in all the sights, sounds, and music. We did It's a Small World, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Marketplace Carousel, and Mickey's PhilharMagic (by far Evan's favorite - he clapped and smiled the entire time). We did character pictures with Goofy, Donald, and Mickey. Donald was his favorite. He was skittish around Mickey and wanted to hide behind the fake curtain. I still want to take the boys back to do more, but time just seemed to creep up on us, along with bottle feedings, diaper changes, and rain storms.

Our only souveniers were the mouse ears.