Captiva, Florida
Kenton and I took a much-needed and much-deserved vacation to Captiva, Florida (northern portion of Sanibel Island) this past week. Gabrielle had 3 separate caregivers while were gone (my friend Erin, Kenton's mom and stepdad, and Kenton's dad and stepmom) that entertained her and took care of her even when she puked in their car (sorry Deb). We got a lovely hotel room (and a free upgrade to a 3-bedroom condo) at the South Seas resort and it's a good thing we did since it rained all but 2 hours that we were there. Thank goodness we maximized our two hours and actually got a sunburn in the two hours we spent outside. Here is a little photo recap of our time in Florida...
The king bedroom at our condo
Second bedroom with two twin beds
Queen bed in the back of the loft
Desk up in the loft reading area overlooking the living room
Reading chair up in the loft
Dining room table on the first floor
Kenton trying to connect to the net in the kitchen
Living room
Screened-in patio overlooking the ocean
View of the pool from our condo - yes, that blob is a heron hanging out poolside. 
View of ocean from our condo
View of our condo from the beach
Those guys like to hang out wherever they can!
Our hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sunday night (Tampa, FL)
Kenton paid a little extra for the spa room...the tub separated the bedroom and the bathroom with this pass through. You could see the TV from the tub, too. Ahh...it was rough, especially after winning $100 in the casino.
View of the bathroom from inside the bedroom. You could slide the doors shut to close it off, too.
The rain shower was cool. I hadn't ever taken a shower with one of those shower heads before, but it was really refreshing!
I'll work on my aim while taking photos of ourselves.
Turn down service at the hotel was great! They put new towels and rugs in the bathroom, chocolate guitars on the pillows, and set out a comfy bathrobe for your bath. Did I mention how great this place was?
The king bedroom at our condo
Second bedroom with two twin beds
Spiral staircase leading up to the loft
Queen bed in the back of the loft
Desk up in the loft reading area overlooking the living room Reading chair up in the loft
Dining room table on the first floor
Kenton trying to connect to the net in the kitchen
Living room Screened-in patio overlooking the ocean
View of the pool from our condo - yes, that blob is a heron hanging out poolside.
View of ocean from our condo
View of our condo from the beach
Those guys like to hang out wherever they can!Kenton enjoying one of the two hours of sun
Our hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sunday night (Tampa, FL)
Kenton paid a little extra for the spa room...the tub separated the bedroom and the bathroom with this pass through. You could see the TV from the tub, too. Ahh...it was rough, especially after winning $100 in the casino.
View of the bathroom from inside the bedroom. You could slide the doors shut to close it off, too.
The rain shower was cool. I hadn't ever taken a shower with one of those shower heads before, but it was really refreshing!
How could you not love a face like that?
I'll work on my aim while taking photos of ourselves.
Turn down service at the hotel was great! They put new towels and rugs in the bathroom, chocolate guitars on the pillows, and set out a comfy bathrobe for your bath. Did I mention how great this place was?
posted by Emily at 11:34 PM
8 Comments:
Looks like a great vacay! How did you ever decide where to sleep in the condo? Kidding....:-) It's great you got some time away.
I'm so jealous! Looks like you guys had a wonderful time! I LOVE the sun, but I don't think I would have minded the rainy days...just more of an excuse to SLEEP!! :)
What a great condo!!!! Although the weather wasn't the best, sometimes just being away alone can be a nice relaxing time :) I am glad that you 2 did enjoy the few hours of rays on the beach.
that first pic of the 2 of you is perfect!!!!
Congrats on your time away! Jeff and I had our first date in 5 months last weekend when we were at his parent's house. I don't know who had more fun, us or them! It looks like you had a great vacay and hopefully feel rejuvenated.
How awesome! Both places look so nice! I am so happy for you that you were both able to get away. I think everyone needs that, but especially parents of 2-year olds. :) Hopefully even though it rained you were able to rest up and just enjoy each other. And hey- good job for winning $! I always lose all of mine... :)
Um - looks like an AWFUL lot of room in the condo for just 2 people!!
Glad you two got away....you know there's always room at the Hotel Hinds!!!!
Man, how did you ever get on the plane to come home after staying in such beautiful places??? I am so glad you had a great time, even though the weather wasn't cooperating!
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