My Top Florida Favs

I'll start with the food

• Old Key Lime House (the oldest waterfront restaurant in Florida. Lyman family house built in 1889)

• T-Rex Cafe
Shopping, Shopping & More Shopping

• West Palm Beach CityPlace amazing stores & an elegant movie theater
• Downtown Disney

• Getting a pedicure

The Beach, Oh the Wonderful Beach

• watching fish from the pier

• driving by all the old money mansions on the beach

• listening to the waves crash

Flordia Adventures

Brant had a conference in Orlando so of course I HAD to go with him!

It rained most of the time we were in Orlando so I just enjoyed the amazing view from our balcony. Isn't it refreshing!

While we were in Orlando we adventured up the street to Downtown Disney. This little family is made of Lego's. I wish I knew how long it took to put these creations together & how many team members it took!

This lovely sculpture of bronze is alive!!!

This store was fun. It was like a Build-A-Bear for boys. They get to build custom RC cars & race them on the indoor track before taking them home.

But Wait There's More!!!! but you'll have to wait :)

The circle of facebook

After a wonderful afternoon at the the Temple I logged on facebook to read everyone's status updates. SNAP! A friend of mine posted a picture of delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies. Now I want cookies!
She lives in Nashvegas, too far to mooch off of. Consequently I HAD to make my own :(

My boring recipe sent me searching Allrecipes.com for this amazing one. Crispy on the outside & soft of the inside (ie: perfect).
The craving was now fulfilled leaving a million leftover cookies. Facebook got me into this mess & now it was going to get me out! I logged back on to post MY picture with the "come & get it" offer. Within minutes one of Brant's scouts rang our door bell! Success I tell ya.

Check Out Our Latest Visitor!

Check out this little guy. Not sure what it is but he decided to stop by & visit us for a while. Isn't he beautiful & unique!

Carlsbad

Carlsbad Caverns was the last stop of our 3,000 mile adventure. It was breathtaking :)

My mom took a picture of my dad, Karlee & me about to enter the bat cave into the caverns.

The cave enterance was steep & stinky!

The caverns were filled with stalactites & stalagmites. We felt like we were journeying to the center of the earth. It was beautiful!

Thanks Mom & Dad for allowing me to crass your road trip!!!

July Road Trip Part Duex

Over 34 million years ago an enormous vocanic eruption created this unique dwelling of rocks out in the middle of the desert.

Karlee had fun climbing up on this giant chair.
Just a couple of goof balls ... okay 1 goof ball :)

This one looked like a heart. Don't you just love that beautiful blue sky!

Better Late Than Never Right?

Okay here are some picks from the 1st part of my (Chris here) 3,000 mile roadtrip with my parents & oldest neice Karlee.

We wanted to stop in Toas on the way to our family reunion in Colorado. Google maps took us on the road less traveled. Robert Frost would be proud. Good thing we rented the Yukon!

We couldn't help but pull over when we witnessed this beautiful herd of buffalo. I LOVE their shedding coats ... ahhh

Karlee didn't want to leave her great grandparents grave in the family cemetary. She doddled long enough for this beautiful lady to spot us on her way to the store! I adore my great Aunt Lula, you have her to thank for my endearing personality :)

New Mexico red chili enchiladas are my favorite & Michael's Kitchen has the best on the planet.