On Christmas Eve day, we drove down to the Everglades and did an airboat ride. It was about a 1 1/2 hour drive down there. I saw a bunch of alligators in the ditch as we got further south.
We rode an airboat like this for 30 min through grassy marshes and mangrove forests.
We saw a number of alligators and birds.
The mangroves grow just about anywhere.
Haylie enjoyed the ride, and so did the rest of us.
A little gator was basking right on the dock.
They also had a little zoo, and we were right in time to see the big kitties get their lunches.
Haylie got to hold a little gator.
Stefan and I got to hold one that was a little bigger.
After that, we went on a swamp buggy, which was like a platform on wheels, high off the ground. We rode through a grassy marsh, then into a jungle of sorts.
We saw two white-tail bucks right up close.
We could also see manatees and some gators from the swamp buggy.
Haylie liked all the colorful buildings in Florida, and the fact that you can paint your house pink and purple and it is socially acceptable.
For dinner Christmas Eve, we ate at the Snug Harbor Waterfront Restaurant.
After a dip in the pool in the evening, We opened a few presents.
On Christmas Eve day, we drove down to the Everglades and did an airboat ride. It was about a 1 1/2 hour drive down there. I saw a bunch of alligators in the ditch as we got further south. 
We rode an airboat like this for 30 min through grassy marshes and mangrove forests.
We saw a number of alligators and birds.
The mangroves grow just about anywhere.
Haylie enjoyed the ride, and so did the rest of us.
A little gator was basking right on the dock.
They also had a little zoo, and we were right in time to see the big kitties get their lunches.
Haylie got to hold a little gator.
Stefan and I got to hold one that was a little bigger.
After that, we went on a swamp buggy, which was like a platform on wheels, high off the ground. We rode through a grassy marsh, then into a jungle of sorts.
We saw two white-tail bucks right up close.
We could also see manatees and some gators from the swamp buggy. 
Haylie liked all the colorful buildings in Florida, and the fact that you can paint your house pink and purple and it is socially acceptable.
For dinner Christmas Eve, we ate at the Snug Harbor Waterfront Restaurant.
After a dip in the pool in the evening, We opened a few presents. 
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