Alligators

Yesterday we took the girls to the local wetlands to look for animals, big animals. We found some ducks, turtles, at least two baby alligators and one VERY large alligator. I think it was hard for the girls to see the small gators but they definitely saw the big gator, especially after it jumped on some poor unsuspecting creature and ate it. After hearing the splash I quickly grabbed the girls and held them tight. The gator with the fresh catch in his mouth decided to swim in our general direction while we scooped the girls up and left the very large alligator to feast on his meal.

The entire walk around the wetlands is just about a mile and our girls want to walk. The idea or the suggestion of riding in the stroller can cause a happy child to break down crying in seconds. For the most part they do a great job of walking and keeping up with us as we try to make our way around without melting. The kids remember where they have seen the bunny rabbits and run to that spot to see if they see them so getting around is not really that bad, most days. On Saturday, Sydney hit the boardwalk and did not want to get up. She did not want to get in the stroller either so Matt decided to play super daddy and carried the girls the rest of the way.

After our walk we took the girls to the mall to look for Halloween costumes at the Disney store. They were more interested in pulling all of the stuffed dolls off the shelves and driving Matt up a wall. Jordan was the only child who would humor Matt and try on a costume, too bad she is the only child who has a costume, because she would have made the cutest Tigger in town!