Captiva Island, we miss ye!

Nash's spring break brought us to paradise last week; South Seas Island Resort, beach house number 29, in Captiva Island Florida. We flew into Ft. Myers and spend a full week in a wonderful four bedroom, four bath beach home just 15 feet from a private pool, and about 200 yards from the Gulf of Mexico beach. Our biggest decisions were: Pool or Beach? Margarita or John Daly? Flip flops or beach shoes? We had not experienced such a relaxing vacation with Nash ever, and I would highly recommend it over a Disney/Orlando trip or any other with children! Nash enjoyed playing in the pool with the few other kids on our private end, and we did go to the resort pool that hosts a couple of water slides, but was packed with children! wowza. We soon retreated back to our quiet domain. We highly recommend Jensen's marina for renting boats to check out dolphins and manateesto cruise the islands as they have a wonderful operation and are most friendly. Restaurants we went to include the Bubble Room of course (ok food, wonderful desserts!) but highly over-rated and really not worth the wait. We went lunch the first day there and visited with Lori, one of my college buds, so it was fun. We went to a local Mexican restaurant once, and highly recommend the Mucky Duck for cocktails on the beach but go about 3pm after the lunch crowd and before dinner hits. We cooked out on the grill and ate steaks, brats and made sandwiches so didn't eat out all the time. The island is wonderful, but mealtimes can create chaos with the crowds. Weather was wonderful for the most part; mid 70's but wow it was windy! Locals said it had been like that for three weeks; high tides and choppy Gulf waters. But the sunsets....aahhhhhhhhh We returned to cool temps on Easter Sunday and Nash was able to make the Easter Egg hunt in the neighborhood. The best spring break ever! Now my efforts will be to try and get BigDawg in a better mood; he hated Indiana weather before and now, well lets just say it ain't purty. It was a peaceful time for the three of us. Thank you Steve and Julia for allowing us to enjoy your special, and most wonderful beach home!!

Happy New Year!

Well our hiatus is over, and we are back to the land of the living. We had a wonderful, relaxing Christmas, and then headed to Las Vegas for a week to visit with my mother in law, father in law, and their poodle ZZ, and stayed in their condo. Things we did: Circus Circus Adventuredome- Nash bungie jumped, found a friend and road rides, and loved the water raft where he and dad got wet! Treasure Island- saw the pirate show where the pirates jumped into the water and one came up and shook Nash's hand to his delight Mirage- Volcano eruption was quite cool Japanese restaurant we went to (will have to find the name) was wonderful and highly recommend! Emeril's Fishhouse- very highly over rated, over priced.....our hero Emeril's image is dashed. Golden Nugget- we got a fantastic deal for two nights on a two story, 1800 sq ft Spa Tower suite complete with jacuzzi, steam shower, bedet, bar! The Tank pool with sharks was a complete hit with Nash, and the hot tub was wonderfully placed right next to the poolside bar for Momma! No I didn't win big...won, lost, won, lost. You know the drill. I will play less Wheel of Fortune and more blackjack next time. The tram system is wonderful so you can avoid the crowds on the road and walkways. Nash liked those at night. What was wonderful was that grandma and grandpa had Nashtime so Daddy and I could head out to do adult things! Jeff and I saw a wondeful show, had a fun New Years Eve and celebrated his birthday! Stop by BigDawgs site and wish him a belated happy birthday! I hope you all have a 2009 that is full of promises! Nash and his new buddy Big Hit for Nash, scary for mom! Nash did the bungie! The Water Slide at Adventuredome was a big SPLASH! MGM pics Golden Nugget The Tank!

Back from Spring Break '08

We went to Texas to see BigDawg's dad, Nash's grandpa over spring break. Wonderful 75 degree plus weather except for one day. We even managed to avoid the American Airline cancellations! We went to Six Flags, had a nice dinner at Cousin Julie and George's (who is a hoot!), Texas Rangers Opening Day, relaxing by the pool, Ft. Worth Zoo and a date night out for mom and dad. What else can you ask for? To see pictures, CLICK HERE Six Flags and what great weather and NO LINES! Nash's new love is the roller coaster...the big ones! Here he is wet from his other love, the log rides where you get soaked. Nash and Daddy did this one several times. Buffalo Butt Beer at Booger Red's Saloon! Nash kept saying "lets go upstairs and see the girls" Huh?? Daddy did you teach him that one? At the Stockyards. Uh, Nash, those boots are $1,400.00!! But they are a nice cranberry color! We did a lot of this much needed R & R! We love Texas, and thank you PaPaw! And thank you Gaga for babysitting our other boy Seger!