Thanksgiving on the Gulf

We spent the week of Thanksgiving on St. George Island on Florida's gulf coast. It was a beautiful week and I have more photos than I know what to do with! I've been spending the last week going through them, but still have quite a few to sort through. That being said, look for another post here to follow real soon! In the meantime, I hope that you enjoy the handful of shots that I was able to pull together for you all.

To get things started, here is one of my favorite images of Charlotte that I've captured so far. It truly captures her warm spirit and beautiful smile. She was trying to share her slice of apple with me.

The next photo in another shot that I was very pleased to get. It's a touching photo of Charlotte and her Grand Dad, Dick. She loves the guy!

Melissa caught Charlie by surprise by trying to adjust the bend on the bill of her cap.

Here is another photo that holds a special place in my heart. I absolutely love these two girls!

The day after Thanksgiving we went into Apalachacola, FL for their Christmas celebration. They candle lit the sidewalks, kept the shops open late and had Santa Claus ride into town ... on a shrimp boat! There was a looooong line of children and their parents waiting to get their photo with the Shrimp Boat Santa. We waited for a while, but was too cold and felt that we needed to get indoors. We didn't want the experience to go undocumented so we made the best of the situation by setting Charlotte in front of the towns official Christmas tree for a few photos of our own!


Here is one of the beautiful sunrises that Charlotte and I enjoyed before everyone woke up. This particular photos is from the morning we left to head back home.

One great thing about St. George Island is the lack of light pollution. The moon and starts were very bright one night, so I headed out to the beach with my camera and tripod to get a few photos like this one. You can see the bottom half of Orion at the top left of the frame.

The house we stayed in ...

We can't forget the pooches! Chili and Wrigley both love the beach. They have so much fun walking with us on our beach strolls. The water in the background was very choppy from a storm that passed by the night before.

More photos to be posted in the next few days! Today was Charlotte's 9 month birthday, so we will have photos of her with her bunny coming as well! Thanks for checking in!