Big Trip on the Airplane

We arrived in Tampa, Florida late Thursday afternoon to absolutely beautiful weather which lasted for our entire stay. True to form, Go-Go Glo kept us running during our visit--it's amazing how much she can do in a day. Adam definitely gets that trait from her, he also likes to keep moving and isn't one to relax around the house.

We arrived at Gull Aire Village in Oldsmar (where Grandma lives) around 4 pm, and she made us a wonderful dinner that night. I can't remember if we went to the pool afterward, but I think we did. Adam and Drew were in the pool every day while we were there. On our way to the pool every day, we had to pass this sign. Drew commented about the alligator every time we walked by. The alligator is long gone (and a new one hasn't been spotted), but he was still excited about the possibility of seeing one.

On Friday, we went to lunch at the Lucky Dill in Palm Harbor before heading to Fred Howard Park. We sat on the beach for awhile and Drew got in the water although he was disturbed by the seagulls so he declined to walk around the island with Adam and me. You can walk all the way around in about 15 or 20 minutes. The Gulf side was prettier, but much more crowded.

The park has a nice playground area so we stopped there after we left the beach. Adam helped Drew climb a tree where you can see him screaming (shocking, I know) in the picture below.

We stopped at Publix for Fried Chicken for dinner, and we forced Grandma to go out and play bingo with Pete (well we didn't have to twist her arm) that evening. She stayed out until all hours too (or at least 11 pm). I think we went to bed way after midnight which is really late for us.