Ft Myers Vacation: Cars 2

our day 5 was really fun. Jack & I went in the morning to get his stitches removed while Ben & Jovie went swimming. Jack did FANTASTIC when they took out the stitches. they just laid him back & clipped them right out. he barely made a peep. i was so proud of him.

after lunch & naps we went to see Cars 2 & eat at Big Al's for dinner. it was the first time for both Jack & Jovie to be in the movie theatre. we were a little nervous about how they would do with everything but they did way better than we anticipated. there were plenty of other little ones in the movie with us, which made it fun. Jack & Jovie loved the environment & they had a great time getting to sit in their own chairs. we were able to make it through about 3/4 of the movie. they were able to recognize the characters in the movie which made it cute. we slipped out of the movie & headed for supper.

Big Al's is one of our favorite places in Ft Myers. we try to go about 2 or 3 times during each trip to the condo! ha! everything on the menu is excellent. one crazy thing did happen. Jovie must have had a little bit too much chocolate milk to drink b/c after she ate, she threw up EVERYWHERE. all over our table, her food, her clothes, the floor. it was disgusting. and everyone in the restaurant realized what was going on. our poor waiter was sweet & helped clean up without a complaint. we tipped him big! ha! i had to take Jovie to the bathroom & strip her down & bathe her in the sink. we quickly paid our bill & got out of there, ha! talk about humbling. it was wild. (sorry if its TMI. ha!)

after dinner, we headed home & took baths. we got the kids in bed a little early so we could get up the next morning & go to the beach!

i'm so thankful for the fun memories we made that day with our kids.

(some of these photos are grainy b/c i had to take them indoors, with my iPhone)

getting his stitches out. yay!

movie time. this theatre is awesome. so clean & fun on the inside.

there was no chance she was going in without that blanket & paci

me & sweet Jovie. i hate that this is so grainy.

Jack was SO excited to see "ynin mateen" (lightning mcqueen) on the big screen!

at Big Al's eating dinner

goofy boy

vacation is such a blessing. we are loving all this family time.

Ft Myers Vacation: Putt Putt

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day 4 we went to Putt Putt. the course is called Congo River & it is probably the nicest mini golf course i've ever seen. Jack & Jovie loved it! they tried to use their little putters to hit the ball in the hole each time. they also really loved looking at all of the stuff on the course. they had so much fun running around & playing. so glad we took them to do that. it was such a fun memory to make with them!

Jack & Jovie LOVED the waterfall. i think they said "water" about 400 times!

playing the first hole

learning to use his putter

even Jovie tried it out. so cute.

he was so proud that he figured it out. he said "yay Jack!"

i think he showed me his red golf ball every other minute. he was thrilled to death to have his own ball to play with on the course.

he would carry the ball right up to the hole & hit it in. forget trying to putt from a distance!

and again, showing me the golf ball. so sweet.

Jovie cared more about carrying her ball around than trying to putt.

he tried to use Ben's putter. i think it was about as tall as he was. so funny.

the water flowed right through the jeep. or "tractor" as Jack called it. he was so fascinated by the car & the water that he tried to walk down to it. almost gave me a heart attack. ha!

sweet babies watching dada putt

giving some love. they are so sweet to each other. (most of the time, ha!)

sweet Jovie girl. she is growing up too fast for me.

the real plane in the middle of the course. it was actually really cool & of course, Jack loved it!

cutest boy.

my attempt at a picture of them together. take 1: cute grin from Jack while Jovie ignores me.

take 2: cute paci grin from Jovie while Jack ignores me.

take 3: both looking at the camera. its a miracle! and a decent picture, i'll take what i can get these days! ha!

we had SO much fun at putt putt. Jack even asked to go back as we pulled out of the parking lot.

we ended up going a 2nd time when Ben's family got to the condo.

and thanks to Congo River, my kids slept like babies that night!

Ft Myers Vacation: Day 3

today was so fun. we went to the Miromar Outlet Mall in Ft. Myers. this is THE nicest outlet mall i've ever been too. its really pretty with over 100 stores & several restaurants. i can always find a really, really good deal here, especially for my kids. this year they added a Gymboree outlet & everything was under $10. i could have bought the whole store! ha!

we let the kids play on the playground at the mall & then we headed back towards Coconut Pointe for lunch. we were craving pizza and we ended up at Tony Sacco's. its a coal oven pizza place & it was so yummy. after lunch, we headed back to the condo for naps. we cooked out for supper & then we went for a walk, outside, around the condo grounds.

i have NEVER seen more mosquitos in my life. i'm not kidding when i say that we would walk outside, and instantly have 8 mosquitoes on each one of us. even when we were wearing bug spray. our walk only lasted about 8 minutes b/c Jack & Jovie were getting eaten alive. we later found out that the area had not been sprayed yet (via helicopter) for bugs. it was insane. thank goodness they eventually sprayed.

after our short walk, we went back inside, gave the kids baths & got them ready for bed. we ended the night by watching Lost & relaxing before bed.

such a fun 3rd day!

sweet boy waiting for pizza

hilarious hair.

our yummy pizza. we devoured it.

do i have something on my face?!

he ate a TON of pizza!

we went back to the condo after lunch. isn't the entrance beautiful? i love it.

the Sorrento. our condo. love.

i did her hair a little more crazy b/c it was SO hot outside!

cute girlie

i did some dishes while the kids napped. this is my view from the kitchen sink. amazing.

we grilled out hamburgers & corn for supper. so yummy.

we played at the fountain on our walk

our attempt at a good picture of the kids sitting together.

hilarious.

the best we could do! ha!

we took a quick walk down the sidewalk but the mosquitos were SO bad that we had to go inside. boo!

we love vacation!!