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Trip to the South

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The day after Christmas, Danny and I hopped on an airplane (hopped is an exaggeration  since I don't have that much energy at 7am) and headed down to Danny's homeland.  We had such a blast spending time with his family. We spent a day in Louisiana and then traveled over to Florida to see Danny's sister Becky and her family for a few days.  Then back to Louisiana.  It was such a nice and relaxing break.  Here are a few pictures of our adventure.

In Louisiana
I had my first experience with the famous Natchitoches meat pies.  A
little greasy, but good.  

After lunch we took a walk by the Cane River.


We returned to downtown Natchitoches that evening with Danny's parents
to enjoy the Christmas lights that were up along the river.
I found this amusing, love the South.
Four wheeling at Becky and Joseph's house

My awesome sister-in-law Becky and Me.

Our nephews Sir J and Sir M and Danny on the four wheeler!  (These
nephews get the title "Sir" in front of their initials, because they are
Southern Gentlemen.  We had so much hanging out with them.)


Our little niece who I shall call Gem, because that is what she is, directed
us down to the creek during our 4-wheeling adventure.  She became
my best little friend while in Florida.
Hiking in Torreya State Park

The fam all bundled up and ready to go!

Gorgeous View!!

Sir J and Danny on our descent to the river.

We made it to our destination.

On the hike, there were historical markers of battles from the Civil War.
I found that so interesting being the girl from the West that I am.
Wakulla State Park

The fam!!

Danny and Lil'L entertaining each other.

Danny, Gem, Dad W., and Me all ready for our boat ride wildlife tour.  The
tour was so worth it!!  We saw so many animals!

Manatees!!!

The first alligator I got to see in it's natural habitat.  This was a very
exciting moment for me.   We saw plenty more.

This picture is intended to creep you out.




Just some turtles sunbathing on a log.

I liked that it looks like this alligator is smiling.  Probably because he is
dreaming of eating me.

Me and the kiddos. Wakulla Springs was one of my favorite things
 we did while visiting Florida.  It was so cool!
Visiting the Beach along the Gulf of Mexico



We went sea shell hunting.  Here are some of our finds.

Foot shot!!

The Husband!

I have such fun in-laws.

Me, Becky, Gem and Lil'L
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  1. Becky ShulerJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    I love it!! Great pictures!! We miss you so much! We are so touched that you came to see us and we loved every minute of your visit! The kids adore you both, and I think it's pretty special how well everyone got along and all the fun we had together! Thanks for being so patient and loving with the kids, they keep asking when we are going to fly on an airplane to see you!! Hopefully sooner, than later.

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    1. JanniferJanuary 10, 2013 at 3:44 PM

      We had so much fun and love your kids. Hopefully you guys can come out to visit soon! Thanks again for letting us come to visit!

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  2. grammawoodJanuary 9, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    You got some great shots of our trip, Jannifer. It was fun, wasn't it?

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