How lucky we are! This year definitely ranks up there as one of the most enjoyable Christmas times EVER!
The entire Hauser family traveled down to Southwest Florida for the week of Christmas. Ten of us (Jim, Judy, Troy, Jessica, Annika, Sammy Pants, Andrew, Andrea, Tim, and I) shared a 4-bedroom house on Captiva Island for the week.
The dogs had to rough it at "The Dog Resort" (not really roughing it...they had so much fun it took them two days of sleeping to recover!).
We spent our days sunbathing, gathering shells, long walks on the beach, relaxing in the pool, watching cartoons with Annika, and trying to hold baby Sammy (although he definitely favors the arms of his mother above anyone else). Each evening we had a home-cooked meal together with each couple taking a different night to provide the meal. After dinner we usually struck up a highly competitve card game or a relaxing movie (or both, which created much contention over noise levels).
We ate out at our three favorite island spots: The Bubble Room, The Mucky Duck, and Cheeburger Cheeburger (not all in the same day, of course).
And on our last day...after dreaming about it all week...Dad finally rented the Hobie Cat and allowed us to share in the fun! The wind wasn't strong enough to whisk us along the water with great speed...but we still had a fun time.
Even though Tim and I didn't travel far from home, it definitely felt like a vacation. Relaxing, fun, over too soon.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
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