Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Anna Maria Island Part 2

We went to Busch Gardens in Tampa for the first time. It  was such a fun park, with lots of stuff to do. We enjoyed seeing animals and started riding the big rides, when they shut down the park due to lightning. Eventually, it started storming and we had to leave. We had fun while we could!

Ready for a fun day at Busch Gardens

First ride

Kangaroo

This was so sweet!

The girls loved feeding and petting the kangaroos!

Fun!



Flamingos! Reminds me of Three's Company;)

With Didi and Pop in front of the beautiful butterflies

ELMO!!!!

Waiting on the show to start

Reese was thrilled



She danced the whole time!

The whole gang!

Rides!

Lexie has a bird friend!

Hadlee getting a ride

Wish we all could get pushed around!

Ice cream all around!


And cotton candy

Cute pic!

Riding Hippos
Log ride!!!

Waiting in line...that would be our last...

Reese fell asleep while we were waiting.
There was a storm around the area, and all the rides shut down:(

We eventually had to leave the park looking like wet monkeys!

A gummy snake:)

Silliness!

Dinner at Columbia on St. Armand's Circle

Sophie and Hadlee

Having a fun dinner

Always so silly!

Cheers!!!

Another great dinner:)

Ready to hit the Road!


Pop and the Daddies took the girls to the Water Park for the day...
Didi and Mommy had a great day of shopping!

Hanging on the dock in PjS!

Taking in the amazing scenery!

Love that missing tooth:)
We took the girls back to see the cool treehouse we found...
they couldn't look more thrilled!
                                               

The path back from the beach
                                                

My sweet passenger Reese!
                                     


Soph and Reese on the boat

Lexie chilling in the back

Mommy and Had

Reese riding with Poppy

And our captain, Didi

Sweet pic:)

Are we there, yet?

Lunch time!

Reese still passed out from the boat ride!

Sisters 
                                               

                                               


Taking a break in the water

Big storm going over



Didi and the girls (Pop is too scared to stand near the edge of the balcony:/)

Cute girls out for dinner in their new dresses!

My sweeties!

Pop and the girls are coordinating!

Absolutely gorgeous! No filter, all God's work:)
Lucky mommy!


Being silly!

Family pic on the beach!

The girls dresses match the sky...couldn't have been more perfect!


These girls love their Poppy and Didi!

The girls have done this every year....they keep getting bigger!

Love this!

My loves!

Two sets of beautiful twin girls:)

The Moose Lodge!

Will ride for Ice Cream!

Yummy!

Pop got the biggest one of all!



Bella the Manatee!

too much for these 3!

Bike ride fun!
                                     

Daddy and Hadlee
                                                   

Beautiful!
                                                    

Taking a refreshment break!
                                                      

It's a lot of work!
                                                      

Taking off!
                                                      
Another great Sun ray shot
                                           

Riding along the beach trail
                                                       


Our beautiful day turned into rain!

Pop and Didi hanging out in the rain!
                                                
The rain is starting to clear:)

Just hanging with the family

Paddle boarding with my babes

This was so much fun!

Four cuties on the board

Sophie getting the hang of it!

Lexie and I 


Hadlee loved the board
Reese was hilarious, and loved falling off and getting right back on!

My cuties having a blast!


Sunscreen time!

Helping daddy drive

Alex got stung by a stingray....very painful:(

Peacocks on our way to dinner

So cute!

Love this pic!

Sweet girls!

They get taller every year!

Such a beautiful setting on the dock at mar Vista

Cheese!

Sophie loves her Daddy

Hugs from my Had Bear

Family:)




One without the girls

Daddy and Had

Dinner Time!

Love those steam pots

A great night at Mar Vista

We bought a kite...didn't work out so well...

Reese is devastated her kite won't fly:(

Mad Face:(


Catching more critters


Lexie paddle boarding

Hadlee enjoying her last day on the water

Building sand castles 

Reese named her crab Katie!


We are castle pros!

Our Turtle!

working hard


Here we are chasing dolphins...you can see it's fin in front of us:)


We had so much fun with the paddle boards!

This is how the roll!

Sad to leave our fun days

The boat has a way of doing this!

Hadlee snuggled up with dad

Ah, life is good on the boat!

Dinner at Blue Marlin!

Our last night out!



Enjoying our fabulous dinner!


Reese being super silly!

Good night to all!

Another great stay! Until next time!

The girls saying good bye to Didi

My lil' Reese on the plane! She is so big...my these flights have gotten easier!

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