The life of walking

KaeLynn has really become fond of walking. We decided to go for a walk outside when she lost her balance and scraped her face on the concrete. She of course screamed and for any of you who know Kaelynn when she gets hurt, it is the end of the world! We were about a block from our house and I didn't want her screaming all the way home, so I ask her if she wanted to walk again. She immediately stopped crying a waddled all the way home like nothing happened. She got a pretty good mark on her nose and even got her forehead a bit. This is just what the new like of walking brings us!

Naples Beach

This last weekend Cavan and I flew to Naples Beach Florida for his annual Carmedic meeting. We flew in on a Thursday night, so right when we got there we went straight to the beach to see the sun set. It was beautiful! The gulf of Mexico is very different then the Oregon Coast. The beach was very quiet and did not have the fishy salty smell. The resort we stayed at was right on the beach. KaeLynn stayed with Cavan's parents. This was our first time away from her. It was weired not being with here, but it was nice to have time with Cavan. KaeLynn had a blast with Nana and Papa.
The next morning was gorgeous! The forecast was said to be very disappointing, but I woke up to sunny blue skies in the 60's.
While I was reading on the beach I just happened to look up and see three dolphins passing by! I couldn't believe it! I was so excited that I was shouting out to people I didn't even know that there were dolphins! This picture is the only proof I have of the fin sticking up out of the water. It is not a good picture, but they were coming in and out of the water so fast it was hard to get a good picture.
My good friend Amanda was my life saver while our boys were in boring meetings.
Cavan and Jonathan in between there "team activities" on the beach. Ever year the office ladies plan fun games for the guys to play to take a break from the meetings.
Cavan and I relaxing in the sun. The funny thing about this picture was that shortly after it was taken one of the resort workers come up to all of us Carmedic wives that were sitting in these chairs and told us that we can't sit in the chairs unless we pay $45 each to rent them for the day! We were shocked and mad. For as much money as were spending you think we could sit in a chair. The Carmedic office ladies went and talked to management and worked it out to where we could sit in the wooden chairs.
Here is all the Carmedics getting organized into their teams.

After all of the meetings were over we decided to have some fun. We drove to the everglades to take a ride on an air boat. It was so awesome! It was colder that day but we couldn't pass this opportunity up. The water really smelled like sulfur and was very gross looking. Cavan and I were splashed with the gross swamp water. All Cavan could do was laugh and say "it is all part of the experience". I could of use a little less experience at that point. The motor was VERY loud, but it really made it feel like you were just gliding through the air.


We were very lucky to see a alligator because it was colder. This alligator was a teenager and really was not scared of us. After the ride the driver of the boat told us about some local places to eat some alligator and frog legs. Since we were all for the "experience" we were eager to go. I tried the alligator, but after seeing the frog legs I just couldn't do it. Cavan's partner and his wife ate them. The alligator was soaked in a hot sauce so that is all that I really could taste. The restaurant was a little shady, but we were there for just the "experience".