Friday, January 18, 2008

Go, Hokies, Go!

We made a road trip to the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area for the Orange Bowl. We went with David's (Kyle's brother) family and his parents.

We arrived on Thursday and ate at a great Italian restaurant called Bruschetta. Check out all the Hokie gear!Ava had a blast with her big cousins! They all showed their Virginia Tech pride by donning tattoos.

Ava and Mommy! To all my family, don't worry, I'm not losing loyalty to the Crimson Tide...

On the way home we stopped in Everglades City to go out on air boats. You can barely see Dave, Libby, Nay, and Max!

They had baby alligators that we could hold. I VERY reluctantly held one, and as you can tell, I was thrilled about it. I freaked out the minute he turned his head.

The grin on Ava's face is not at all indicative of her enjoyment on the ride. Those boats get up to 40 mph. As soon as our "captain" hit 30, she got stiff, cried, and almost jumped out of my arms. We calmed her and she tolerated the rest of the ride. Kyle and I had a blast, though. The mangroves are so gorgeous.

3 comments:

Marrs Family said...

My husband and I went to FC with Kyle, we saw your blog on the Fox's den site. Ava is lovely! Say hello to Kyle from Kody and Jenny Marrs. Our blog is kodyandjenny.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Daphne, thanks for your comment on the blog! We live in California so naturally 65 degree weather is slightly unusual (we're pretty spoiled here in that department). :)

Laura | Southern Scout said...

I love the one of you holding the alligator!! You are so brave! I never could have done that.
Love and Miss you!!
Laura