Vacation - Part 3

Sunday morning we got up & hung out around the condo for a while. Debbie, Shane, Ryan, Katie Lauren, Dustin, Adam & Jeremy went to the water park. We wanted to take Natalee but Terry & I were burnt from the beach the day before, so we decided not to. Instead, we went with mom, Brandi, Callaway & Granny to eat. We ate lunch at Mellow Mushroom. So good! I had the sausage & cheese calzone & OMG...it was to die for! Wish I had one now!


Eating at Mellow Mushroom!

Anyways, after that, Terry & Callaway went to Bass Pro. You know men, they will find a Bass Pro everywhere they go! Us girls, went to book our parasailing trip & walked around Harborwalk again. We then went to the grocery store & got the stuff to cook burgers on the grill. We got back to the condo, relaxed a little & cooked. We hung out for a little while & Natalee discovered that if you pull your ears your tongue will stick out, so she had to do it to everybody to see if their tongues stuck out! It was pretty funny!






After we got the kitchen clean, Terry, Callaway, Brandi, Mom & I took Natalee to Fudpucker's to see the alligators. She even got to hold one!


Looking at the alligators!


The gators!

When we left Fudpuckers, the boys were next door at Sunsations playing Glow in the Dark mini golf. It was pretty cool. Natalee loved the black lights!


This is the first pic I took but it didn't "glow in the dark". I finally changed the setting the rest turned out pretty cool!









While they played a game of glow in the dark laser tag, me, Natalee, mom, Brandi, Katie Lauren & Callaway went back dowstairs to shop. Natalee decided she wanted a hermit crab. We picked the one that was moving non-stop. It is in a very pretty shell. We finally went back to the condo around midnight! It was a long but fun day!

A Sad Farewell

I wanted to take a moment to say farewell to a very beloved lady. On our way to Florida, last Friday, I got a phone call saying that our daycare provider (babysitter) had passed away. Sometimes in the night, Thursday, she had a heart attack. Mrs. Joyce King, "Nanny", as Natalee called her, was a wonderful lady. She was also the grandmother of one of my brother's best friends, so she was like family. Natalee loved her & "Pop". Terry started to keep Natalee at home that Thursday, but I am so glad we got to see her & Natalee got to give her "love" one last time. Besides Natalee, she had 2 of her grandchildren & 2 other little boys that she kept. Nanny always had breakfast ready when we got there in the mornings & cooked lunch everyday. She may have gotten on to the kids every once in a while but it was because they needed it. Sometimes Natalee didn't want to go to Nanny's but that was on days she was in one of her moods, now she is always asking about Nanny. It is very hard to tell a 2 year old that she will never be able to see the lady she has seen daily since she was 10 months old, and I know she is really too young to understand. Everytime she asks to go to Nanny's, I tell her that she has gone to live with Jesus in Heaven & her quick response is "No she's not. She's at her house!". I hate that we were on vacation when this happened, so we were unable to attend the funeral, but I plan on doing something special for Pop, like buying a ceramic cross & take Natalee to see him & give it to him.

RIP "Nanny"! We love you & miss you dearly!