Thursday, July 31, 2008

July...




July is a busy month in the Willeford family.  Jeff, his brother, and his sister all have birthdays in July.  Because of this, we take an annual "July Birthdays" trip to the lake.  This year, we all loaded up and headed to Tenkiller.  The four or so days prior to the trip, Jeff and I were keeping our nephew Will while his mom was at a conference for school.  Below is a picture of Will helping us pack.


We left on Wednesday evening and stayed at my Aunt Patti's house.  Will was very concerned about the huge animal mounted above the fireplace.  It was really cute.




We got up the next morning and went for a swim before heading to the lake.  Will played basketball in the water and jumped off the edge over and over.  After about an hour of swimming, Will was beginning to get a little sleepy, which was perfect.  We were about ready to drive to the cabins to check in and then back into town to get groceries.  Will napped the entire time!


Later that day, we went on to the lake to check into the cabins.  The cabins were cozy... and had a wonderful view of the water.  Later that evening, the rest of the Willefords arrived.  We spent the weekend eating great food, watching the brave ones wakeboard, and swimming in the lake.  Jeff took some time to teach Ben how to spit watermelon seeds...  It was quite entertaining..


We had such a great time!! Can't wait for next year!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Snakes.. update

Well, it's not the end of July and we have seen no signs of anymore snakes. We've been on the playground a few times, with no trouble. We had a "snake specialist" guy from the zoo come out and he told us that all of our "snake holes" were not that. He informed us that snakes do not dig holes. They will sometimes use other animals holes, but they do not dig their own. He also told us that it is highly unlikely that poisonous snakes would live in our location. Hrm. So, we've relaxed a bit and are just assuming that the snakes have moved on.

Florida




For our 2 year anniversary, Jeff and I spent a week in Clearwater, Florida. We left on July 3 so we would be able to see some fireworks on the beach. It was amazing. Along with the fireworks, came the 4th of July weekend crowd. So the town was packed! All the restaurants were very busy every evening. So, one night, we decided not to fight the crowds, and rather get some food to go, and enjoy a nice, quiet dinner on our balcony overlooking the ocean. This turned out to be the best decision we made the whole trip. Shorty after we began eating, we noticed something in the water. We watched, and soon saw dolphins swimming and jumping right in front of our hotel. It was incredible. I tried to video them jumping with my camera. Here a link to the video:




Overall, the trip was wonderful. Spending a few days relaxing on the beach was perfect.