Boating in Florida

Today we rented a boat and went boating for the afternoon. It was the best day we could have chosen to rent a boat...the weather was perfect! After the initial problems getting out (we got stuck in the rocks about 50 yards out from the dock...oops! It was a little misunderstanding on where we had to go) which were resolved quickly with a little help from the boat rental people, we had a smooth trip. The kids both slept for a bit of the ride and we searched for manatees and dolphins. Apparently, the manatees were in the channel mating, or so the rental guys told us. We never saw any, nor did we see any dolphins! This was a surprise because you ALWAYS see dolphins in the channel when you're boating. Oh well, it was a great time! After boating, we went to a really fun restaurant on the water called Marker 4 and had a fabulous meal!

Tate did a great job driving the boat!

The kids were so funny in their life jackets!

Tate's life jacket fit him a bit better than Ava's, but he still couldn't move in it.

The DeCooks enjoying the boat ride!

The happy family! :)