Here is our angel mom-in-law reading her famed pop-up books to the children while Nathan and I were out of town. This is our kids' favorite thing to do with Grandma. Her pop-up book collection is extensive and our children are delighted every time she reads to them.
This was the one thing our kids requested: pop-up book story time.
(Regular readers may remember that she faithfully read her books to our kids during the week she helped us move in. She even read to them at midnight the day we actually moved, even though she was exhausted after spending 12 hours loading and unloading the moving truck.)
Back on the island:
Nathan and I visited a great birding sanctuary and looked for the resident alligators in the marshy pools. We didn't find the gators, but did enjoy getting close to a plethora of wildlife and watching the pelicans soar over our heads.
We played on the beach (again) and caught this shot of the surf dancing around our feet:
We were surprised to discover a prankster in our hotel. Check out this plant in the lobby.
See the stowaway?
Each day the hiding toy changed to something new. One day it was Mutant Ninja Turtles, the next it was Hello Kitty. It gave us a good laugh throughout the week.
We also visited a Mexican ice cream shop for a cold treat.See the orange and red striped ice cream below?
Care to guess the flavor?
It's mango ice cream with red chili sauce.
Hmmm.
I didn't taste that one, but Nathan did and thought it had merit.
We ended up choosing Coconut Almond ice cream (words are helpless to describe how refreshing the flavor was!) and Dulce de Leche ice cream (my new addiction....the flavor exploded in my mouth! Too bad they don't sell this at home!)
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