"Neither snow nor rain nor dark of night . . ."

In the beginning, the rain wasn't so bad

Hollering "Throw me something mister" proved to be a great bead-getter

Then the rain started--slowly at first

But the rain wasn't much of a deterrent

He was going to get every necklace he could-rain or not

The harder the rain fell, the more determined he became

Just a few more

At last, he struck gold

He just knew everyone would want his treasure

The rain subsided and Alex decided to unload

and go back for more!!

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KEY WEST

 

Rainbow and islands in the Key West chain

There must've been two thousand sailboats in the harbor when we docked in Key West.

Every house had gardens that seemed to be more beautiful than the last.

This little porch was soooo inviting..rocker, a great glass of wine and good friends. Recipe for a great afternoon.

Wild orchards were everywhere.

That Rog!!! He's even smiling.

For whatever reason, roasters were all over the place.

Reminiscent of Dale Chihuly, one of my favorite artists.

I don't know why he has such a long face. 

Ernie's place

The architecture was fabulous.  Easy, relaxed and inviting. 

 

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Alex and Eli's 4th Birthday Party

Rog and I gave the boys a swing set for their Christmas/birthday present.  Davey wanted to build it himself, so with lots of help from his Dad, got it finished in time to give it to them before their party yesterday.  There are swings, a deck, a climbing wall and a zip line that runs almost to New Iberia.  There's other stuff Davey told me he was going to add.  I'm not quite sure what but believe me, it will be over the top.

A view from the top!

The whole thing and if you look closely, you can see the start of the zip line.

The boys and Gabe

Beau Nick, Amelie and her Mom, Auntie Am

Amelie

Alex, Eli and Carter

Alex

Beau Nick

Precious Noah

Audrey

The cake was so well done

Eli

Eli on the left--Alex on the right

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