Mom's Visit Day 1

My brother Daniel had been complaining of the cold in Iowa and I would always tell him how warm it is here, and he finally said he wanted to come, at first I didn't believe him but he was serious and he told me that my mom might come as well, which I for sure did not believe.  My mom has not taken time off work as long as I can remember.  And she hasn't been on a vacation probably since I was about 11, and the whole family went to go visit my sister Dee in Florida which was over 20 years ago so I knew for sure she wouldnt come. But somehow my brother convinced her and she came!!!!

The kids were super excited that she came, they wanted to take her to the beach, show Grandma their rooms, etc...this would be the first time my mom has ever seen my house! This was exciting!!

They hit a few bumps on their way here, it was my Mom, my brother Daniel and his friend Mick, and none of them are very experienced travelers at all, so when their flight our of Des Moines was cancelled I thought for sure they would just stay home, but they didn't and they finally made it to FL, about 6 hours later than expected and a little tired.

They were going to be here for only two days so we had to pack a lot in, in two day.  So the first day Sergio was with us we decided to take them to an Alligator Farm/Airboat ride.  We had never been so this was a first for us as well.  We all had a blast, the place was not crowded at all.  We got to see a lot of Alligators and few Crocodiles, as well as Snakes, and birds. But I think the best part was the Airboat ride!  We didn't get many pictures because the driver informed us to put our cameras away because they could get wet.

After the Airboat ride we decided to show them South Beach!  It was pretty crowded and a little breezy for my mom, but it was nice to take her to the beach.  She really wasn't into that crowd of people though! And as soon as we got there Daniel and Mick went exploring.

After the beach we went home for a quick pit stop and then headed off to dinner to the Rustin Inn Crabhouse!  A very popular place, however most of the food my Mom and Daniel have never had before so they didn't think it was the best!  They didn't however try froglegs and Alligator which my mom really liked both!  Here are some pictures of our very busy very exhausting first day.