Finally!

Alligators. In the wild. Exciting!

These were taken a couple of weeks ago at a local wildlife refuge. Does that still count as "in the wild"? Let's all agree that it does; at least until I stumble upon one that I didn't have to pay to see.

Captiva

I finally made it to the beach after being here for almost 2 months. It was cold, but a front was coming in so there were some rarely seen waves (3-4ft) with a few desperate determined people attempting to surf them.


That's pretty much it. I really don't have anything to say with this post except, haha suckers!

Ferris Wheels And Cotton Candy

We stopped by the fair this year and this was the first time Maya went on all the rides. We wanted to wait until she was old enough to request them herself in the hope of saving some money and grief. It is this same logic that keeps her clueless to the existence of Chucky Cheese. We've made it 3 years, let's see how long we can go!

But with all the stress associated with a big move we decided to introduce her to the fun of carnival rides a little sooner than planned.

We went all in: wristbands, lunch, petting zoo, cotton candy, and elephant ears (that one was mostly me). We had a fun time and we learned a few things; Jason discovered that he can't handle the teacup-like rides like he used to and I got my butt kicked by that stupid swing ride. I swear, I was walking crooked for like 5 minutes after I got off of that thing.

In Case You Had A Craving

We've been enjoying wandering around our new city and pointing things out to Maya that she may have never seen before, like octopus-in-a-bag. Now before you ask, I do not know if $3.99/lb is a good price.


If you feel you are not in the market for octopus may I interest you in some frog legs, gator meat, or squid tubes? Alas, I do not have a picture of the squid tubes. I only had the courage to take one picture and my choice was octopus-in-a-bag. I only hope I will not live to regret my choice.