Wordful Wednesday-The LAST Florida Vacation post

by Angie on March 15, 2011

Wordful Wednesday is like Wordless Wednesday, only WITH words. It’s for those of us that can’t contain the chatter, but in a good way. More info. in my tabber box titled WW on the right. Thank you for playing along!

I can almost hear them. All the “it’s about time” thoughts. I know that I’ve spent MORE than a month of Wednesday’s on my Florida vacation, and I appreciate your patience with me as I drag it on and on, but really, my vacation is important to me, so I HAD to. :)

I couldn’t not.

So, for this edition of Wordful Wednesday, I’m wrapping up my Florida vacation posts with some of my favorite shots of the trip because they star my children. These photos were all taken on Captiva Island in the late morning. It was really beautiful with the fog hanging over the beach.

We really did have the type of vacation that memories are made of!

{My husband is a sand sculpting wizard!}

See you next week for another edition of Wordful Wednesday. And I promise, it won’t have anything to do with Florida. :)

Don’t forget to hop on over to my co-host Amanda’s place to see what she has to be Wordful about today.

{ 56 comments }

1 Stefany March 15, 2011 at 8:01 pm: The sand sculpture is amazing!!!!!
2 Mrs. Cox March 15, 2011 at 8:05 pm: Seriously!? Your husband did that!? Wow. LOL That’s mighty impressive.
3 Dumb Mom Twitter: thenagainphoto March 15, 2011 at 8:09 pm: Holy alligator of awesomeness Batman! That is so friggin’ cool!
4 genny Twitter: GennyHeikka March 15, 2011 at 8:17 pm: What an incredibly fun time! Precious memories.
5 debi9kids Twitter: debi9kids March 15, 2011 at 8:18 pm: What an absolutely fantastic vacation!
Awesome sand alligator! Very cool
6 Bruna March 15, 2011 at 8:33 pm: Wow! I love your photos. Looks like you had an amazing vacation with your family. It makes me excited about going away in a month with my own family. I can’t wait for sunshine and warmth!

Awesome alligator. You’re hubby’s very talented!
7 Elaine March 15, 2011 at 8:39 pm: What gorgeous photos and I’ve enjoyed seeing them all. Family vacations are so important and thanks for sharing so much of it with us! And yes, that is one rockin’ sand gator!!
8 Faythe @ GrammyMouseTails March 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm: I would be showing off all these awesome vaca pics too. I don’t mind, they sort of warm me up a tad in spirit. no snow to be seen, if you know what I mean
9 Nicole@ Moments that Define Life Twitter: MTDLBlog March 15, 2011 at 9:19 pm: I love, love, LOVE the photo of all five of your kids facing the ocean holding hands. It should be put on canvas and hung on the wall for all to see. It’s a timeless moment….and they are really beautiful kids Angie. Just like their Mama!
10 Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation Twitter: RachelVoorhees March 15, 2011 at 9:27 pm: I LOVE that pic of all 5 of your children lined up on the beach. Just precious!!
11 Paula Kiger Twitter: biggreenpen March 15, 2011 at 9:48 pm: NO KIDDING! That man is a sand sculpting wizard! Thanks for visiting our lovely state, where the scenery is a lot more gorgeous than the current political landscape.
12 Mrs. Marine Twitter: mrsmarine March 15, 2011 at 10:02 pm: Awesome pictures as always! Cool alligator or crocodile, whatever!
13 Erin Twitter: ErinsMiracles March 15, 2011 at 10:23 pm: I LOVE that pic of your daughter, she is absolutely gorgeous!
14 Self Sagacity Twitter: selfsagacity March 15, 2011 at 10:27 pm: Lovely photos of the family. Wish i was there now.
15 Terra Heck March 15, 2011 at 10:36 pm: Wow, your husband did an awesome job on that sand sculpture. I came back from a trip to last week. Unfortunately, it was a very short stay. Made me want to go back and visit for a longer period of time though.
16 Robin from Israel Twitter: RobinTA March 15, 2011 at 10:37 pm: Fabulous beach pics, and that sand sculpture is amazing!

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17 Vanessa @FrenchFoodieMom Twitter: FrenchFoodieMom March 15, 2011 at 11:18 pm: I was inspired by you and I blogged about Florida vacations too.
18 Buckeroomama Twitter: buckeroomama March 15, 2011 at 11:18 pm: That sand gator that your husband made? Wow! Seriously, that’s amazing.

I love the processing in your batch of photos in this post… beautiful!
19 scrappysue March 15, 2011 at 11:41 pm: totally awesome fog! and wow – your hubby IS a sand sculpting genius!
20 WarmSunshine Twitter: meqsi March 15, 2011 at 11:42 pm: Those are amazing shots!
Thanks for hosting this linky party! Happy WW

Come by my space and link up to my WW linky party as well! Oh, and I have added your blog link to my WW blog post
21 Becky McWhorter March 16, 2011 at 12:47 am: Please do not apologize for the Florida pics, they are wonderful! Thank goodness for digital, I love pictures! Keep up the wonderful blogging!
Becky
22 Emily faliLV Twitter: FamilyNLifeLV March 16, 2011 at 1:32 am: I loved seeing the pictures of your vacation. I am heading to FL in May, and can’t wait. But more than that – you had some seriously fab pics! Thanks for sharing with us!!
23 Susie's Homemade March 16, 2011 at 3:50 am: What an awesome sculpture!
24 Jessica Twitter: fourplusanangel March 16, 2011 at 4:27 am: Oh my gosh, beautiful photos and I can’t believe your husband sculpted that alligator!
25 Stacy Uncorked Twitter: RandomCoolChick March 16, 2011 at 4:47 am: Those are all AMAZING shots – of course it does help to have such beautiful subjects. Your hubby really is a sand sculpting wizard!!
26 Hannah March 16, 2011 at 5:11 am: Vacation! Sand! Water! Alligators! Very fun.
27 Tina @ Life Without Pink March 16, 2011 at 5:20 am: Wow you take amazing photos…and I have to say your hubby has some talent
28 Erin March 16, 2011 at 5:25 am: Whoa! That alligator is amazing!
29 Jen March 16, 2011 at 5:32 am: Such a beautiful vacation you had.

Gorgeous pictures.
30 blueviolet @ A Nut in a Nutshell March 16, 2011 at 5:56 am: I can’t believe he sculpted that. I just can’t!
31 Galit Breen Twitter: galitbreen March 16, 2011 at 6:00 am: Oh that sunshine! How I love that sunshine!

And seriously that sand sculpture!! A-MA-ZING!
32 liz March 16, 2011 at 6:19 am: That crocodile sand sculpture is AMAZING!
33 Teresha@ Marlie and Me Twitter: Mommy2Marlie March 16, 2011 at 6:35 am: That sand gator is amazing!
34 Laurie J March 16, 2011 at 7:07 am: I can’t believe Jeff made that! He wins the trophy in my opinion:)
Those pictures paint the idyllic vacation. makes me want to head south immediately. I am so glad you were able to make those memories and share them with us.
35 beth confusedhomemaker Twitter: beths_confusion March 16, 2011 at 7:24 am: great pictures Angie. makes me want to go on a vacation right now. seriously, right this minute. i could really use one
36 Julie {Angry Julie Monday} Twitter: AngryJulie March 16, 2011 at 7:24 am: I think the gator sand sculpture is my favorite thing from all of your pictures that you’ve shown the past few weeks.
37 Milz March 16, 2011 at 7:52 am: Great shots Angie.
I love the sculpture at the end.
You’re husband is a pro.
Your kids are beautiful.
38 Run DMT March 16, 2011 at 8:57 am: Gorgeous photos, mama! That crocodile sand sculpture ROCKS! Some of our best family memories happened on those same beaches. We love Sanibel and Captiva Island. I can’t wait to go back again this summer.
39 Carissa Twitter: CarissaRogers March 16, 2011 at 9:09 am: Holy wow your oldest is gorgeous! And not that the alligator is more gorgeous or anything but… ??? SRSLY?? We make blobs and call them castles. WOW.
40 shortmama March 16, 2011 at 10:01 am: Wow that sand sculpture is amazing!!
41 Casy Schweickart March 16, 2011 at 10:09 am: I am so jealous!!!
42 tori nelson March 16, 2011 at 12:26 pm: Ok. Be honest. Did your husband practice sculpting wildlife in the backyard for WEEKS before your vacation? I can only seem to manage to build a lopsided, bucket shaped castle!
Love your photos, a sunny reminder that good weather is coming!
43 Making It Work Mom Twitter: makingitworkmom March 16, 2011 at 12:36 pm: Beautiful pictures. A memory making vacation is worth a few extra posts!!
44 JennyBean March 16, 2011 at 12:57 pm: Angie, you and hubby both do good work. The beautiful kids. The exquisite photos. And that priceless gator.
45 heidi @ wonder woman wannabe March 16, 2011 at 1:06 pm: ahhhhh, i could totally go for a beach vacation about now! lovely photos – you’ve got skilz for capturing great moments!

~h
46 noelle Twitter: jumpinbeans09 March 16, 2011 at 4:24 pm: aww, no more florida?
take me away somewhere else then!!!
LOL
would love for you to check out my WW this week
http://jumpin-beans.blogspot.com/2011/03/ww-thred-up.html
47 Trippin' Mama Twitter: trippinmama March 16, 2011 at 7:57 pm: Sanibel is now on my list of must-visit places. Since you won’t pack me in your suitcase, and that would be unfair to my hubby and kids anyway, I guess we’ll have to get ourselves there!

Great pics of your kiddos. Love the black & white.

Christy
48 Scary Mommy March 17, 2011 at 4:36 am: Oh, Sanibel. I miss it there! And, I seriously can’t ever stand how gorgeous your family is. It should be illegal.
49 Kelly Deneen Twitter: kelly_deneen March 17, 2011 at 12:09 pm: *sighs* I really, really miss the beach.

I think we need to set our sights on FL for a family vacation in a couple of years.
50 kristin March 17, 2011 at 9:28 pm: sigh… it looks like heaven. Love the photos. Love Grace’s freckles. LOVE Jeff’s crocodile. He is good.
51 Nancy Taylor March 17, 2011 at 11:00 pm: I loved the pictures but they seemed to be missing something really important.

Oh, yeah. Me.
52 Kelli @ writing the waves Twitter: writingthewaves March 18, 2011 at 8:44 am: I can never get enough beach pics. Love them! And that alligator??? Holy cow!
53 Kristy March 20, 2011 at 2:38 pm: Ah, the beach! Nothing better than the beach, in my opinion! That croc is great!
54 Celeste Twitter: celeste_sann March 20, 2011 at 5:32 pm: Whoa! Your hubby made that alligator? Amazing….And your kids are beautiful girl, just like their mama. I’m so glad we met each other at BBCSD. You are my one coolest chick that stands out. Looking forward in keeping up with your blog!

CHEERS!
shallowOcity
55 latree@dandelion March 20, 2011 at 11:59 pm: the alligator was AWSOME!
56 Cori Twitter: corisbigmouth March 24, 2011 at 2:08 pm: WOW those photos are beautiful and that alligator is amazing!!!