A Fun Filled Weekend!

Nick's parents flew down to visit us this last weekend. It was a lot of fun having them here for 4 days. We don't get to see them as much as we'd like, so it was definitely a treat for us. I probably did more this weekend than I have the whole time we've been in Florida. Mac and Ambie flew in Friday morning. After we picked them up at the airport we went to Thomas Edison and Henry Ford's winter estate. They have a museum where you can see all the things they invented. I had no idea all of the things Thomas Edison is responsible for, the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera, microscope and much more. It was a lot of fun and very educational.

Dad, Mom and Wyatt with Thomas Edison

A few of Edison's many inventions

Ford's winter home


Edison's winter home

The Caloosahatche River

There are the coolest trees all over the property


Later that night we went to Fort Myers beach to walk around. We got there right as the sun was setting. There is nothing more beautiful than the beach at sunset.





An airplane flew over head, this was Wyatt's expression until it was out of sight

Playing on the beach with Gramps and Nana


The next day we spent the day on Captiva Island. The beach there was so nice and the weather was perfect. The waves were big which made it that much more fun. We all got pretty burned, but it was well worth it!


Wyatt loved collecting shells and chasing the birds up and down the beach


Sunday was a pretty lazy day for us, between spending the previous day at the beach and me throwing my back out (YUCK!), we didn't do much of anything during the day. That night we went to a park and had a little BBQ. The food was yummy and I'm guessing we were too because we all got eaten alive by mosquitos! I have about 20 bites on each leg and all over my arms!
Monday was a sad day... Gramps and Nana had to go home. We were sad to see them go. As we were pulling away from the airport Wyatt pointing to them out the window yelled "Hey! Hey!" I guess trying to figure out why we were leaving them. We are so glad that we were able to spend a long weekend with Nick's parents. They are the greatest! We love you Mom and Dad, see you in a few months!

Update

Our summer is coming to an end. We only have 3 more weeks before Wyatt and I head back to Idaho. I can't believe how fast this summer has flown by. I also can't believe how much Wyatt has grown up in the 3 months that we've been in Florida. He's becoming a little boy. His personality is growing every day. He is actually understanding what I'm saying to him now. If I ask him go throw something away he will, if I ask where he put his paci he'll run and get it for me! I thought the time would never come! Although he has inherited one thing from his dad... I have to say his name about three times before he'll acknowledge that I'm talking to him. :)
Some of the cute things I love that Wyatt does:
-He has learned to flex his muscles, which he thinks is so cool cuz daddy does it too. He will bring his arms really tight into his chest and yells "aarrgh" as loud as he can.
-He has gotten really good at folding his arms and keeping them folded for most of a prayer. As soon as amen is said he throws his arms in the air and sometimes will yell "AMEN."
-Whenever any kind of music turns on he has to start dancing. Nick has taught him some really cool leg moves, for those of you who know Nick's cool leg dance you know what I mean. It's probably the cutest thing I've ever seen.
-He loves books and has started to want to read them all by him self. He'll bring me a book, sit on my lap and "read" the book to me. He won't let me turn the pages and if I try to read he'll put his hand over my mouth.
I love my baby so much. He is getting so smart. It really blows my mind at how much he learns every day. It makes me sad he is growing up so fast, but I'm enjoying every minute of it.