Fun filled weekend

We did a lot this weekend, and maybe over did it a little.  It has been HOT and very humid.  The weather has ended in rain each day this week because of the humidity. We've ended each day with a swim in the pool.
Grandma Jan drove down for a long weekend.  We went for a walk on the beach on Friday morning.  Aly said she didn't want to go in the water, but when we got there she was regretting that decision.  We took Grandma to the art/farmer's market on Saturday morning and then we went to see Spirit of America which is a free show that is touring around the country.  It is put on by the Army.  It tells "the story of our Nation through the eyes of the American Soldier".  It was rather interesting, and several Army bands played which is what we wanted to see.  The music was great.  At the same time it seemed like a recruitment outreach program.
Yesterday we visited Jacksonville Zoo (free tickets from Proton, nice!).  We went earlier in the morning, but still ended up overheated.  It is a very nice zoo, the best part was feeding a giraffe.  They have a deck that is up off the ground so you are at eye level with the giraffes.  We were given lettuce to feed them.  Giraffes have really long tongues! (I think they told us 1 foot!)  They curled those tongues around the lettuce and pulled it in.  Weird and cool.  It was just amazing being that close.  We came home for a swim, had some dinner and then also fit in a movie.  Glad we went on Sunday.  We found out it is $6 movie day on Sundays.  We saw Dolphin Tale.  It was a very good story.  I think we all enjoyed it. 
Today, Aly is tired though.  She didn't want to get up to Skype with her class, even with it being 9:30 here.  I think we'll have to slow down on the activities some, save the energy for Dad/Kevin's visit.