Vacation 09 Part 3

The first leg of our vacation we stayed at a beautiful place in St. Augustine, Camachee Inn at the Harbor. It's such a serene place to stay. Andrew enjoyed walking on the pier and looking at all the boats. As we walked the pier the fisherman would stop and show Andrew their catch of the day. We watched manatee eat the barnacles off the boats. It was very relaxing!
Enjoy!
Lydia
Check out Chris' Christmas present! ha ha!

I love this one!



I love old town in St. Augustine!
A penny for your thoughts!

A family portrait!




The next in the series will be the beach pictures! YEAH!

Vacation 09 Part 2

I LOVE history! So, while we were visiting America's oldest city we had to visit Castillo de San Marcos! I can remember visiting there as a child with my family. Our son loved every minute of the tour! Following pictures of the fort you'll see what we saw on our boat tour of St. Augustine!
-Enjoy!
Lydia

Interesting how they used seashells in their mortar!


Very pretty for such a deadly device!



Can you hear him making the explosion sounds?

Look at these uniforms. Here we are in Florida it was 95+ degrees and they wore actual replicas of the uniforms the militia worn back when the fort was in operation. The uniforms were made of wool. Makes you scratch just looking at it doesn't it? These fellows are all volunteers. They speak in Spanish as they did back when. It was really neat watching them do their formation.


We went on a boat tour in St. Augustine. It was about 45 minutes and we waited until around 6:00 to cruise. We were so glad we waited later in the day because there was a nice breeze, it was very relaxing. We loved it as much as our son did! We sat in the bow of the boat with another couple and their girl. On the tour we got to talking with the couple and learned that they live in the town next to ours. She graduated from high school a year or two behind my husband and we know a lot of people in common. It was like meeting old friends. It was one of those moments that when we exited the boat we were all hugging goodbye.
We like to read, "Little Toot on the Thames" so, it was neat for Andrew to see a real "Little Toot!"

Seeing him smile like this makes my day! He LOVED the boat tour!

Another view of the lighthouse we toured!


We had just missed the lady who comes to this boat to feed the 15 cats that live on it! My question were "Why are cats on this boat?", "How did they get there?", and "Why?"

I could make up a really good story for this one. The guide explained some guy's engine caught fire and the boat sank. It's been there for about 3 months now.



The famous Lion's Bridge is getting a face lift!


Stay tuned more pictures are coming!

Vacation 09 Part 1

In honor of Labor Day Weekend. I thought I would post pictures from our vacation this year. We did so many things I thought I would break the posts into parts! So, here's Part 1!

We spent a couple of days in St. Augustine before moving south to Ormond Beach with the family. I love St. Augustine and it's rich history. We decided to take our son to the Lighthouse since a dear friend of ours handpainted it as part of his mural in his bedroom. Now, I must explain what happened to me at the Lighthouse. I'm one who doesn't give up easily. When as a family we began our flight up the 219 steps (remember that's also 219 down!) I got to the 2nd bend in the stairs and felt the walls moving in on me. I felt my chest tighten. I took a deep breath and started walking again. Then as I looked up I realized I couldn't do it! I felt like a failure! Chris realized this was not my cup of tea and suggested I wait for them at the bottom. So, my four year old out did me! There was a nice group of elderly ladies at the bottom as well so we entertained each other meanwhile.


Those who know me, know how much I love maps. Especially old maps! This one shows the area where the lighthouse is at St. Augustine.

Before the trip up 219 steps!

Looking up the flight of stairs!

I'm so surpised you can't see my flip flops on the ground floor!

The beautiful glass at the top of the lighthouse!

Obviously my husband took these photos since I was sitting at the bottom of the stairs!


The view from above. (So they say!)


Now here's Alligator Farms! If you have never been and have children take them. It's worth the trip.

Truly a face only a mother could love!

Feeding Frenzy! The awesome power of these creatures is something to see. They are powerful creatures especially when hungry!






Here's a sign you don't see everyday!

Stay tuned for Part 2!

Jennifer and Justin's Engagement Session

Meet Jennifer and Justin and "Bella"! This was one of those sessions where it started off with formal greetings. Jennifer and I have known each other for some time now but, Justin and I shook hands since it was our first meeting . By the end of our hour session we were all hugging goodbye! I had a lot of fun with this couple, they made the session so easy! They were very open to suggestions and had great ideas themselves. Not only are they a beautiful couple, they both are in school to become doctors. She will be graduating from UGA with a doctorate in Pharmacy and he is in Medical School. I wish them both many blessings and thank you for spending a Saturday afternoon with me!
To see more pictures from their engagement session visit my website at www.lydiahubertphotography.com

- Enjoy! Lydia