The Last of October
It was so good to be together as a family of 5 for awhile. David came home for Fall Break, and it was the 1st time that I had seen him since he left for college in August. He is doing very well in his Junior year. He has changed his major to Christian Social Ministries. He will minor in Political Science. David was able to get a job on campus this year. He also got a job as a Youth Director for a small, but growing Baptist Church in Delray Beach. I am looking forward to seeing more of God’s plans unfold for my son!
While David was home, we took a quick trip up to St. Augustine. Here are some photos:
This was where we ate lunch. They provided the kids with entertainment while we waited for our food. Feeding the fish in the harbor beside the restaurant with bread. Alexis has her hand in one of the doors where you can drop the bread to the fish. There are lots of crafty birds waiting to catch the bread before it hits the water though. I wish I could remember the name of the place. The food was great and the hush puppies were outstanding! (It is right down the road from the Ft.)
Here we were inside the "Oldest House" in Florida. It dates to the early 1700′s,
which is considered old for Florida.
In the garden at "The Oldest House."
A reenactment of the Spanish soldiers preparing their practice cannon firing – which was a daily occurrence at Castillo de San Marcos. Building began in 1672.
A view from the fort of the cross at Mission of Nombre de Dios.
We are inside one of the watch towers.
Fountain of youth? (That’s what my sister-in-law jokingly asked when she saw this on my Facebook.) I told her it is more like the Fountain of Ripley’s. (As in Ripley’s Believe it or Not.) We did not go inside but found a way to amuse ourselves with their outside attractions for a few minutes.
David and David are inside a house made out of a hollowed out tree at Ripley’s.
St. Augustine Lighthouse
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