Crystal River Fun!

During our winter break (Feb 18-21) we took a long weekend and headed down to visit Papa & Gma at their 'Winter place' in Crystal River, FL. We stayed with them and did some biking, kayaking, corn hole, shuffle board, swam with the manatee, saw a gun museum (thx to Papa's friend Jack), and shopped at a huge flea market! Whew, we were tired from our vacation! :)

Papa, Tad, Jared, Reed, Katy, & Danny biking down the Withlacoochee Trail
Amazing scenery!

Danny on the trail.
Katy & Jared heading home

The boys on the trail.

Jared, Tad & Katy getting the kayaks ready.

Kayaking Three Sisters Spring... simply amazing!

Jared swimming with the manatees.



Reed watching Jared touch a manatee.

Reed swimming with the manatee... he touched them too :)

Jared & Tad kayaking... they took turns, one would paddle while the other rested... too funny!

Coming out of Three Sisters into Crystal River.. Jared & Tad

Katy & Danny were 'floating' ...notice the manatees under our kayak!

It took me a while but I finally got up the nerve to swim with the manatee. I held onto the kayak at first but finally let go and swam near them.



Beach time! Can't go to FL and not hit a beach! :)



Reed & Jared at the flea market... drinking their rootbeer.

Playing corn hole

Papa, Jared, Gma & Reed playing corn hole

Shuffleboard! :)