It's spring break here in Augusta GA. It's been a long time since we had a family adventure. We decided it was time to go and enjoy some time together as a family. Kayden did a report on the Okefenokee Swamp at school, ever since he has wanted to see the swamp.We have never been to a swamp so we thought it was timeto take an adventure to the Swamp. After a couple days of planning and finding out all the different entrances into the Swamp we decided we would see two different areas of the swamp. The North and East sides. We planned our hotel and our two night three day trip. Our first adventure was at the Okefenokee Swamp Park. This is a private area so it had a lot of fun things to do. As we got out of our car we saw an American Alligator. I was amazed we didn't even have to wait to see the Alligartor it was right in front of our car. We sat there and watched this alligator for about 10 minutes. Then we followed it for a little while. Circled around the marsh on the outside of the park to see if we could find anything else. We went on a 60 minute boat ride into the swamp. It was so amazing. Of course it rained within the first 5 minutes of us being in the boat. But after a little rain the sky cleared up and we enjoyed the rest of our boat ride into the mysterious swamp. 
Cute kids ready for an adventure.
Here we are ready for our boat ride.
The next thing we did was a 60 minute train ride on the out skirts of the Swamp. We saw many different wildlife on this train ride. We even saw a black snake hanging out on top of a tree super cool...
We went into one of the old settlements. The kids had so much fun playing and feeding goats and seeing chickens, roosters, turkeys etc...
Inside one of the Pioneer homes. It still amazes me they had a family of 15 living in one of these little homes.
Can you find the alligator?
More beautiful plants.
More alligators...
Here we are at the Nature Show, We got to touch and hold snakes, and alligators. Each one of the kids had a baby alligator on their heads. So cool.... The snakes were Kayden's favorite part.
Chandler loved the snakes too! He also loved the baby Alligator
Kayden didn't even need any help. He is doing what he loves!
My family with a stuffed Alligator. I don't think we would be standing this close if it was alive. Check out all those teeth.
This alligator was hanging out right where you get on your boat. Crazy thing get out of our way. LOL But I loved the close up. We were so close on a couple you could touch them.
Thanks to Kayden for a great idea. We loved the Okefenokee Swamp and had a great time as a family.
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I remember when we lived in GA, at Stewart and the alligators they had on base, as well. Whenever someone would come to visit us, we would always take them to the swamps and watch them for a while!
Tina,
Why, that looked like an awesome family vacation! I would have freaked out over the snakes (especially the one hanging from the tree).
Did you go out on air boat at all? (The ones with the ginormous fan on the back that propels it almost on top of the water).
We're going to a similar sort of place between Orlando and Cape Canaveral when we go to Florida in June.
~Brandi
P.S. Is this better??
Yes Brandi that is a much better comment. Thanks so much!!!
no it was not an air boat just a regular motor boat. The boat had a screen over the top of the boat so you had somekind of protection from the sun, rain etc...
Your family vacation sounds fun. Ameilla was talking about it the other night. She is super excited to go to the beach...
HOW FUN!! What a great idea Kayden! Love it. Tina you are such a cool mommy. Sorry I missed out on the fun at Stephaine's. I was super sick all weekend long. Think i caught something at the Science Center. Yuckie!
fun, looks like you enjoyed yourselves
That looks like it was sooo much fun! I wish we could have visited there when we were living there! I bet it's pretty surreal to see the wildlife so close huh?!
By the way, I love the picture with all of you on the boat and the cute smiling man next to Jer!! :)
It's too bad that we couldn't come, that would have been a lot of fun. I'm kinda sad that you don't have the pictures of the baby alligator on the kids' heads on the post. Ever since you told me about them, I couldn't wait to see them.
That is really cool that you took a trip to somewhere Kayden had done a paper on in school.
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