Winter in Jacksonville

We have had probably a total of 8 cold days this winter and usually even if they start out cold sometime around 2 you will have shed off a layer or two and be in your t-shirt.

The best thing about having such a mild winter is that we have spent a lot of time outside.

We have loved having friends over to grill out and play in the back yard

We took a little adventure the other day down to the landing for lunch.  After lunch we walked down the river walk to take a look at Shad Kahn's yacht.

Unbelievable!

And it was only $150 million!

goof ball

22 bedrooms

60 thousand gallons of gas

4 stories

A friend down the street gave the boys a ramp and they have loved playing in the backyard.... anything that rolls has been launched off the ramp, usually with either one or two Alexander boys flying along.

New Year 2012

Finally an update..... Right?!?!

I have a few to make.  I don't know what happened to my pictures in the last post.  If I get the time i will try and re-post the pics.

New Years this year, like the last few we were very blessed to be invited to Dew's Island.

Dew's is a private duck hunting club on a beautiful island on the Outer Banks in Currituck NC.

For the first time since i can remember the weather was beautiful...... not so great for duck hunting but perfect for playing outside with all these kiddos.

One of our favorite pasttimes though was

Just Dance on the TV

And what would a trip to Currituck be without a visit to see our friend Dennis Anderson and the entire Gravedigger Monster Truck team.

We did lots of exploring

We took golf cart rides around the island and spotted 12 of the wild horses

you know we couldn't resist,

If you have never done it..... i will tell you it looks much easier than it actually is.

Happy New Year