captiva: part two

a walk in the wildlife refuge....

more beach and pool time....

lunch at the marina....

one last captiva sunset....

all in all a lovely 4 days away....

it was actually the most relaxing vacation we have been on with 3 boys..... (if that is possible!)

the boys had so much fun collecting shells, digging in the sand, building sandcastles, dodging the ocean waves, splashing in the pool, building up the courage to go down the water slides (and then going down over, and over, and over again....), making new friends at the pool and joining them for soccer matches on the beach, seeing lots of wildlife (birds, alligator, turtles, fish, and dolphins), and making wishes on shells and throwing them into the ocean at sunset.....

until next time.....

p.s. if you'd like to see even more photos of our trip..... i also posted plenty (are you shocked?) over on instagram....  you can find me @naomiliester or here

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that's the alligator in the middle of the pic if you can't tell.... :)

that's the alligator in the middle of the pic if you can't tell.... :)

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