Florida Fun in Fort Pierce, Florida 1-12-14

We spent last weekend in Fort Pierce, Florida.  We camped at a county park called Savanna Recreation Area.  Awesome county park that had full hookups, laundry and wifi.  Kane was ecstatic that the lake/swamp was almost at our RV due to the flooding from the rain storm the days before.  He couldn’t wait to break out the fishing gear!

The water was close
The water was close

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caught one!
Caught one!
Our neighbors gave Kane some worms to use.  He was so excited to fish as soon as we set up.
Our neighbors gave Kane some worms to use. He was so excited to fish as soon as we set up.

 

 

 

 

 

Look who else wanted to fish...
Look who else wanted to fish…
Untangling the line
Untangling the line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went Archies for burgers at a cool little "biker bar."
We went Archies for burgers at a cool little “biker bar.”

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Saturday, the boys rented a canoe and canoed through the swamp and tried to catch some fish.  Great time, but no fish caught, but they spotted an alligator!  The girls headed to the Fort Pierce Farmer’s Market and Library.

Fresh Strawberry Smoothie!
Fresh Strawberry Smoothie!
The produce looked so good!  We bought strawberries, peppers, and a mango.
The produce looked so good! We bought strawberries, peppers, and a mango.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love her love of books!
I love her love of books!
We love going to the library!
We love going to the library!
Love watching her read.
Love watching her read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While Kat and I were out, we picked up a boogie board to take to the beach. While we were doing this, Kane was fishing by the RV and caught about 5 bluegill which Scott cooked up for dinner.  Later in the afternoon, I took our kids to Pepper Beach Park.  The waves looked huge!  This was the first time for our kids to be in the Atlantic!  Much bigger waves than the gulf.  Kat stayed close to shore and rode the waves by laying down on board.  It was so funny!  I loved watching her hop through the waves!  Kane was determined to catch a good wave to ride the board to land.  It was so fun seeing his excitement when he caught the right wave and made it to the beach on the boogie board.  I can already picture him on a surfboard.  He was not scared when waves crashed over his head.  I was!  I stood in water for the first 30 minutes to make sure I didn’t lose a kid. 🙂  I love seeing their joy playing in the ocean!  I feel so blessed to have these moments with them.

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Sunday, we caught church in the morning, then the kids and I headed back to Pepper Beach Park for some more boogie boarding.  I whipped up my second cherry pie of our trip and my life that night.  The boys were very happy about this(Kat does not like fruit pies, but loves the vanilla ice cream that comes with it).

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