Our weekend...

We went away this weekend for Matt's birthday (that was his gift) to New Port Richie. We left Friday morning around 0930am and returned Sunday around 0700pm. We went with Matt's brother Scott and his girlfriend Michelle. Now kids allowed!! It was great! Our friend Amanda watched the kids. She is so great with them and they love her. They didn't miss us at all. In fact, they got up this morning and asked me when she was coming back. (Just a side note.) Anyways, back to this weekend... we took the jet ski's down with us and bikes (which we never rode) and a whole lot of other "stuff" and we had a blast! We stayed in a 2 bedroom 2bath house with a pool on a canal that led to the Gulf of Mexico and they had a 17ft skiff boat we could use for free. Friday we hung out at the house, went out to dinner, and hung out in the pool all night. We had a lot of fun! Saturday we got up ate breakfast got ready and loaded up the boat and jet ski's. We went to Anncloate island (I probably spelled that wrrong...sorry) and the sand bar next to the island and parked the boat with all of our stuff. We took the jet ski's out and played around with them in the water. We saw dolphins, Scott and Michelle saw a stingray, we saw crabs, sand dollars, and then Matt and Scott caught scallops for dinner. We hung out at the sand bar and swam all day and ate a lot as well. When we were done, we went back to the house and got in the pool and then got ready for dinner. We grilled out steak, potatoes, scallops, and veggies. It was delicious. Matt's friend from high school came over and hung out later for desert. Sunday Scott made us chocolate chip pancakes and eggs for breakfast. When we were done we loaded up the car and then Matt and I took the jet ski's out for a spin and then we met up with Scott and Michelle at the ramp where they picked us up. After we got loaded up we went to Matt and Scott's parents house for a short visit. They seemed happy to see us. When we got back to Scott's house we washed to jet ski's and cleaned out the engine's and then we went to a pressure washer place so we could do it even better. The kids were happy to see us when we finally got home and life isback to normal now.