Apalachicola

Apalachicola

Last week my family and I were at St. George Island, so on Saturday we took a little trip across the bay to Apalachicola to poke around and do some shopping. Apalachicola was once the third busiest port on the Gulf of Mexico (just behind 

Wiregrass Christmas

Wiregrass Christmas

On Saturday Rob and I drove to Tifton to attend the Wiregrass Christmas celebration at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village (formerly known as the Agrirama). We met up with Kris, Sophie, and Jake. Kris has always loved the Agrirama and now I 

A Trip to Monticello

A Trip to Monticello

Yesterday we went out to Monticello, a little historic town east of Tallahassee, to browse in the antiques shops and look around at houses (my sister Bunny is thinking about maybe moving). Pretty much the whole family went–me, Rob, Bunny, Mom, Kris, Jake, and Sophie. …

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement

On Saturday Bun, Kris, Mom, Sophie, Jake, and I went to Blountstown, to the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement. The Settlement is a living history museum, a collection of historical and recreated buildings arranged to simulate an early agricultural community in this area. …

Silver Glen Springs

Silver Glen Springs

Here is Sophie getting her sun block put on. (Her mother is putting it on.) Thus, the pouty face. On Saturday we went to Silver Glen Springs with Kris, Sophie, Jake, and Bunny. Rob and I arrived at Kris’s house really early and Sophie started 

Gainesville: Part Two

Gainesville: Part Two

Sophie at the Butterfly Rainforest. The wacky iron-on tie is so her. On the way to the Florida Museum of Natural History, Jake entertained us once again with his Club Penguin mad libs: “The crowd at the lighthouse was pooing with anticipation, waiting for their 

Gainesville

Gainesville

  Jake made sure we were constantly entertained on our trip. On Friday and Saturday, Bun, Kris, Jake, Sophie, and I went on a little trip to Gainesville. We started out early in the morning on Friday. Kris had told the kids, “The sky’s the 

St. George: Part Five

St. George: Part Five

Jake and Mom waiting for the ghost tour to begin Probably the neatest thing we did during our beach trip was attend the Spring Ghost Tour at the Chestnut Street Cemetery in Apalachicola. The Chestnut Street Cemetery has graves that date back to the 1830s. 

St. George: Part Four

St. George: Part Four

Sophie doing a little hula hooping on the deck. I just wish I’d framed this shot a bit better. On Friday night at the beach house, Sophie and Matt watched an NCIS marathon. I tried to watch with them, but I immediately fell asleep. The