Naples 2008

To Florida, To Florida to buy a new place...

Okay so we were not doing that on this trip, but here are some photo's from our trip to Naples. We did quite a bit of dream building on this trip.

Here is the four of us enjoying one of the nice warm days at the pool. Gotta Love tri-pods!
I like this shot of my folks. The warm weather agrees with them.
Every day Mom and Dad take walks through Old Naples. On this particular day we packed a bag and headed for the beach. Karie and I joined the folks for their daily walks every day.
Mom and Karie prepared mash potatoes for dinner one night... Hmm who gave those two knives???

Sorry Karie, I had to document your window washing day. She did a great job - no streaks!

If you know Karie and me well, than you probably know that one of our favorite things to do is photography... hence the nine million pictures I am about to post.

We went golfing one day. Wow how much fun is golf. We are both working on our attitudes and not getting too upset with ourselves when we make a poor shot, but as we get better so will our attitudes. Take a look at Karie's beautiful swing above. Now look at mine just below...

Need I say more? Please note I did not miss the ball on my swing this was actually a practice swing shot.

We took several pictures of the condo and the neighboring condo complex called BayFront. It is so nice where the folks have their place. We love it and cannot wait to be down their for part of the winter on a regular basis.

Here is a night shot. This turned into an obsession for me. I kept trying to get shots of stars, cars and who knows what else. My family was patient thankfully and allowed me some room and time to take these shots.
You would not believe it, but I saw Jesus in Old Naples...
Karie was seen flying with these long necked birds.

See here is yet another night shot of the condos. This one might be my favorite. I like the way the light refracts in the water.
Here is a night shot of mom and dad's condo. This photo was taken from the parking lot at Joe's Crab Shack.
Here is some dream building... Just imagine me sitting on my modest boat or lounging under the awning of my beautiful Naples home. Sounds lovely.

Here is a shot of Karie enjoying some sight seeing and photography on Uncle Walt's fishing boat. What a beautiful day for dream building. I am sure Karie will put up a shot of her dream home... check her sight for that!

Here are our folks enjoying the day. Please note mom is wearing a life jacket. She is so cute. Mom tends to be a little phobic about boats, water and drowning. Karie and I share a passion for germ awareness, but whatever floats your boat... mom was happy that Uncle Walt's boat stayed afloat.
Look its twins. Karie sure does look like our dad. Well, except for the fact that dad is about 50 shades darker and of course Karie has no facial hair.

Here is Karie with her future corvette.
Oh boy, yet another night shot. This one though is cute because it's the two of us. Please note we are wearing our "del sol" shirts that in the sunlight they turn a different color. We loved that store for sure.

On one of our night walks (to go to the "del sol" store) we took this shot of the three of us.
I actually got up early one morning to take Sunrise shots. This is one of my favorites. I will not bore you with the 35 or so other shots.

No, Iris did not go to Florida with us, but the day we got back Nanna called Angel in the shuttle on the way to our vehicle to see if it would be okay if we stopped by for a visit. Thankfully, it was! We got to see Iris and boy is she learning lots... including clapping and high-fiving. She is adorable. So that concludes the mini tour of our 2008 Naples Vacation.