We returned yesterday from a fantastic trip to Rockledge, Florida and Meemaw & Bucket's awesome new house. Brendan, Amy and their dogs, Jake & Buddy, joined us as well as the ever-present Hoban & Lamar. A good time was had by all! 
We braved the crowds at Sea World and went to see Shamu! The boys were thrilled to 1) be outside and getting sunshine and 2) attempting to lure Amy away from Uncle Brendan - Sawyer especially developed a bit of a crush....and insisted on Amy carrying him everywhere. Amy can now bench press a bulldozer.
A daily event for the boys was their long jaunt on the golf cart to go see Christmas decorations, geezers and the river. Sometimes Hoban would join.
Brendan, while thrilled to be an uncle, gets freaked out by pregnancy and anything related to it. So it's my job to sit as close as possible to him and whisper words like "placenta" in his ear. Nothing like scaring the absolute piss out of a man who can detonate a 1,000 lb. bomb.
Bucket & Meemaw treated us to an airboat ride on Christmas Eve....because nothing says "the birth of our Lord" like beer-swilling gator hunters and the smell of pelican feces. 
While enjoying lunch afterwards at the same fine establishment - Sawyer decided he had been a bit jostled by the boat ride....and barfed all over the table (no lie). Mama went into Parent Mode and began cleaning him up while everyone else sat at the table, slack-jawed and useless. This resulted in Mama lashing out with profanities and, with that, the usual Schmutte Christmas Routine was accomplished.
Post-puking, Sawyer felt great and modeled his Lone Cabbage t-shirt (he was stripped in the parking lot) complete with gators and boats on the back. 
Mama & Dada were quite lazy on this trip. They took many naps, ate a lot of food and felt the baby girl kicking like David Beckham. She liked Florida, too.
Rockledge, Florida - the best house ever!Check out the view!
The favorite part of the trip? FISHING!
Sawyer made friends with the bait. 
Bucket & Dylan caught 4 fish! We think removing Sawyer and his loudmouth from the dock finally encouraged the fishies to venture forth. Even Dada caught a fish....after breaking a fishing pole. 
Thank you to Bucket & Meemaw for a great Christmas vacation!
