Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

What a beautiful day it was to stroll around Epcot during their Flower & Garden Festival. I took about 300 pictures! Hubby was so patient as I constantly stopped to take all those pictures. Here he is waiting as I spent a lot of time in the English garden. He also helped me plot out where the special gardens and topiarys were, he's holding that map in this picture. What a sweetie, huh?! I had to post a couple of the tea cup planters; aren't they adorable?

St Augustine, FL Part 2

Ponce de Leon discovered North America on April 3, 1513. This monument of him is at the Fountain of Youth. We were there April 3, 2010...exactly 497 yrs after Ponce was here. How cool is that?! This place is loaded with history; it is also a National Archaeological Park.

The lady offered Benji a drink...he will be a puppy forever! Ya gotta love that the park is dog friendly. All the staff members were quite friendly and full of information. When Ponce was here this well was actually a fountain spraying above ground, but over time the water table dropped and now the Fountain of Youth is a well.

Below is a life size monument of the Chief. He was huge, over 7 feet tall, and Ponce was only 4'10". This tribe's life span was in the 70's and the Spanish only late 30's. Ponce just KNEW this had to be THE Fountain of Youth.

They actually fire this cannon! Little man loved it, but really enjoyed chatting with the conquistador. He was loaded with cool information and was quite funny as well. He approached my son by asking if he injured his eye in battle...see the patch he's wearing?

Saint Augustine, Fl ?

We should have never walked down these stairs...

The guys hopped out of the car, without swimsuits, and took off running towards the ocean first thing. Once they got there, that's where they wanted to stay!

He loved playing around, but mostly boogie boarded. For some reason I don't have one shot of him on his board! Maybe it's because I was watching over Benji. It was a dog friendly beach and Benji loved being with us.

I took this shot of Saint George St. as we DROVE by...next time I will walk the entire street all the way to Scarlet O'Hara's restaurant! I'm sure after such a walk I'll have to sit a spell and have a bite to eat.

Sights like this sail boat is much more exciting to my Little Man than the "Oldest house in America"...which I did not get to see, OR the "Oldest wooden school house" OR the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum. Do I sound a bit bitter, really, I'm not, (now)...kinda was then. I love places with history. I WILL be returning...what do you suggest I see and do on my next trip to Saint Augustine, Florida?

The good news about so much beach time is that my "boys" were all tuckered out each night! Is this not sweet or what y'all ? I am blessed.

I guess with something as beautiful and inviting as this, I can't blame my Little Man for wanting to stay. The next trip to this area will not include going down those stairs. Well, maybe once.