Scholten Visit

The long awaited visit from our Minneapolis family, The Scholten's.  Here they are showing off their collected snail collection.  

Thank goodness we had a beautiful November day so we hopped on the boat and headed to Deer Island for some exploring.

The kids found an old abandoned boat on the island which they thought was pretty cool.  

We love Cousin Max!!!

Catching sand crabs.

Never to be outdone.

Next up-The Gator Ranch!  Look at the big monster right behind the kids, but now look further behind them at all the gators sneaking up behind them.  Creepy!  Everyone got a chance to hold the baby alligator (Addison was the only one who snuggled it up to her face and whispered "My precious").  

Next up we all got to take an airboat ride.  It was a cool experience being able to go over the land and all through the bayous and the boats can spin on a dime.  

Cool shot by Max:)

Back home meant more fishing.

How many people does it take to retrieve a crab trap?

It was a short visit but we crammed in a lot of fun.  The kids (and probably the adults too) were completely wiped out.  We loved having them all here and although it is never long enough we made lots of great family memories.  

Come back soon Scholtens!