55 Comments

• Comment by kristy — April 20, 2011 @ 3:52 pm

  oh my goodness! you all were SO CLOSE! that is just too neat! and i loved your excited voice. i always laugh when i hear myself on video when i am talking to my almost one year old! thanks for sharing!

• Comment by cat moore — April 20, 2011 @ 3:55 pm

  That is so cool! I would be excited too! You sounded so cute. And, I love how Justin said “1 o’clock” as to where to look, I’m guessing……do the girls and JM know how to look in the direction of what time he says? ha ha! Fun video! Thanks for sharing!

• Comment by Meg — April 20, 2011 @ 4:03 pm

  I’ve never commented before, but I read your blog regularly and I think this is fantastic. Don’t worry about the high pitch voice. When I get excited my voice gets deeper. Like a man’s. A quality every princess wants…

• Comment by meaghan — April 20, 2011 @ 4:04 pm

  you’re so cute! you should post video more often i can’t believe you were that close…so jealous!!

• Comment by Sally — April 20, 2011 @ 4:10 pm

  What AMAZING memories will be made this summer! Awesome!

• Comment by Ashey McWhorter — April 20, 2011 @ 4:10 pm

  That’s absolutely amazing!!!!!!! Wow!!!

• Comment by starla — April 20, 2011 @ 4:15 pm

  when you said, “how fun” I could hear in your voice what you really meant, which was…”this IS fun, IF they don’t turn this boat over and endanger my whole family”.

• Comment by ashley — April 20, 2011 @ 4:39 pm

  How Exciting!!

• Comment by Liz @ A Happy Haven — April 20, 2011 @ 4:45 pm

  So cute! Life’s simple pleasures!

• Comment by Nicky Cahill — April 20, 2011 @ 4:53 pm

  I just loved watching this, it was so cool. How amazing to get so close to the dolphins, your excitement is catching through the video. I hope you will have an awesome summer on the coast. Blessings, Nics

• Comment by Jenney — April 20, 2011 @ 4:59 pm

  I feel like a child full of excitment just watching this. My level of excitement was almost like I was there with you all. I love Dolphins and had the pleasure of swimming with the Dolphins on a trip to Mexico about 6 yrss ago. AMAZING!! Thank you so much for sharing this special moment with all of us.

• Comment by Anna — April 20, 2011 @ 5:01 pm

  Oh my gosh! That is amazing! I’d be just as excited!

• Comment by Kim — April 20, 2011 @ 5:11 pm

  How fun and exciting! I love Dolphins…you must put swimming with Dolphins on your bucket list. My husband and I swam with them in Mexico for our one year anniversary. It was unforgettable!

• Comment by Janice — April 20, 2011 @ 5:14 pm

  Colour me green! How exciting! You are going to have an amazing summer there. And I love your little boat!

• Comment by Lauren — April 20, 2011 @ 5:33 pm

  too cute! wow ya’ll were close. how fun! i am sure those kiddos loved it!! looks like you will all have fun there this summer!

• Comment by Christy — April 20, 2011 @ 5:34 pm

  great video! I would have been just as excited.

• Comment by Opalm — April 20, 2011 @ 5:51 pm

  Amazingly beautiful.
  Enjoy your trip and thank you for sharing!

• Comment by Lori — April 20, 2011 @ 6:03 pm

  That is absolutely amazing! I was almost as excited sitting here watching on my computer so I would probably have been screaming if I was there!

• Comment by Lizziefitz — April 20, 2011 @ 6:08 pm

  Adorable! I felt like I was on the boat with you:) please come enter my give away:)

• Comment by Lizziefitz — April 20, 2011 @ 6:09 pm

  http://mylistbecomeshislist.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcome-to-my-first-give-away.html

• Comment by Marianne — April 20, 2011 @ 6:33 pm

  How fun!!! I am so jealous of your weather right now, truly paradise! Thanks for sharing this with us, so exciting to see them so close up. What a great experience for you and your family.

• Comment by Katie@ Noodle and Boof — April 20, 2011 @ 7:18 pm

  I love it!! What a special experience for everyone!

• Comment by JulieJ — April 20, 2011 @ 7:39 pm

  How exciting! I’ve never been that close to a dolphin. Thanks for sharing!

• Comment by Sarah's Fab Day — April 20, 2011 @ 8:09 pm

  That is so cool! I would have been nervous that my kids would have freaked out then we all would be overboard. Thank you for sharing!

• Comment by annek — April 20, 2011 @ 8:25 pm

  Wow…we got close once to turtles and dolphins…but they didn’t jump around for us. Brenna , Megan and my sister swam around with the turtles nearby…I confess…I stayed on the boat. You are going to have a great summer!

• Comment by HannahJ — April 20, 2011 @ 8:27 pm

  CRAZY!!! So awesome! I remmeber seeing dolphins (in the wild) for the first time while driving over the Deleware bridge in highschool on my way to Disney- I would have nearly fainted had I been you!

• Comment by Amanda — April 20, 2011 @ 8:53 pm

  so so so so FUN!! Can I be your child??

• Comment by Kate — April 20, 2011 @ 9:08 pm

  This is so amazing. I’d be using me very excited voice too!

• Comment by Katherine @ Grass Stains — April 20, 2011 @ 9:39 pm

  I would have been squealing, too! How amazing! They were literally RIGHT THERE with you. Love the video!

• Comment by Kathy — April 20, 2011 @ 9:53 pm

  That is incredible! I cannot believe you were able to capture it on video. Absolutely amazing!

• Comment by Allison — April 20, 2011 @ 10:29 pm

  Ummmm, awesome!!! So excited that happened!!

• Comment by Cheryl — April 20, 2011 @ 10:39 pm

  How cute!!! Sounds like you guys have made some new friends to hang out with this summer. Have fun!!! Dolphins are so friendly. <3

• Comment by Amy — April 21, 2011 @ 5:11 am

  Oh Darby! This is so awesome! I couldn’t even iamgine being that close to dolphins! What an amazing experience for sure. I hope you and your family have a very blessed Easter.

• Comment by Amee Love — April 21, 2011 @ 6:58 am

  I am squealing too!! I love dolphins!! I felt like i was in the boat with y’all! :0) What a fun encounter!

• Comment by Angela — April 21, 2011 @ 7:01 am

  You have the most beautiful family

• Comment by Beth — April 21, 2011 @ 7:24 am

  This is awesome. My favorite part is when your husband told the kids the dolphins were “at 1 o’clock”. Such a man thing to say!!

• Comment by Melanie Marsh — April 21, 2011 @ 7:43 am

  chills!
  too cool- I loved that. Not something you see everyday. I am sure it will leave an impression on your little ones- love it! And I love that there is more adventure yet to come!

• Comment by Melanie — April 21, 2011 @ 7:44 am

  chills!
  too cool- I loved that. Not something you get to see everyday. I am sure it will leave an impression on your little ones- love it! And I love that there is more adventure yet to come!

• Comment by Mackie — April 21, 2011 @ 8:32 am

  What a fun experience! So neat that you caught it on video too

• Comment by Tara — April 21, 2011 @ 8:49 am

  So sweet, that actually brought me to tears missing our boat rides w/ Grandparents in the Intercoastal waterway in Venice Fl, where we have pet many dolphins and even fed Manatees. It’s amazing God created these gentle creatures we can enjoy.

• Comment by Katie — April 21, 2011 @ 9:54 am

  Oh, wow! Y’all were so close to them! My two would have been over the boat in seconds seeing those dolphins … ha!

• Comment by Dianne — April 21, 2011 @ 11:26 am

  I live on the coast of NC and this is a sight I see often but it always gives me goose bumps! I loved your children’s excitement. You are going to have a fabulous summer! xoxo

• Comment by Rebecca — April 21, 2011 @ 1:38 pm

  You were so close! Thanks for sharing this video. How exciting!

• Comment by mandy — April 21, 2011 @ 2:06 pm

  So precious….and exciting! We saw these when we sailed the intercoastal and it is so amazing to have them this close to you! Enjoy!!! Mandy

• Comment by mary katharine — April 21, 2011 @ 3:54 pm

  What a sweet 45 seconds! For whatever reason when I watched it all the craziness of my afternoon sort of faded away into a little happy peaceful moment:). Thanks for sharing!!

• Comment by Amanda Wells — April 21, 2011 @ 4:50 pm

  So very cool! Thanks for sharing!

• Comment by Bonnie — April 21, 2011 @ 5:08 pm

  Brings back memories.

  Glad to see Fly Through my Window recognized in Home Life magazine in the March issue.

• Comment by allison walker — April 21, 2011 @ 5:59 pm

  i totally understand the excitement. i am an iowa girl and recently ventured to florida where i had my first encounter with dolphins similar to that. but you were definitely more hands on. veeery coool!!

• Comment by Melody Peters — April 21, 2011 @ 6:26 pm

  I thought you were tame in comparison to how I would have been ~ SO cool to see them up so close ~

• Comment by kat — April 21, 2011 @ 9:37 pm

  How adorable and exciting!!! What precious memories you are building with your sweet family!

• Comment by Lindsay — April 22, 2011 @ 8:42 am

  How cool! Dolphins are just the most amazing creatures. Hubs bought me a dolphin encounter for my birthday a few years ago where I was able to swim and interact with them! Sooo awesome! You guys look like you’re having a great time!

• Comment by Bridget — April 22, 2011 @ 10:08 am

  WOW!!! This made my day! What a special moment!

• Comment by Christina — April 22, 2011 @ 12:01 pm

  Hi Darby,

  I can’t wait to read about your adventures this summer!
  So now on to the superficial stuff… Where or where did you find that awesome navy and white scarf?? LOVE!

• Comment by Jennifer — April 22, 2011 @ 10:40 pm

  Darby, THIS IS SO COOL!!! Y’all are going to have the greatest summer, EVER!!! Can’t wait to hear all about it!

• Comment by Kelly@TearingUpHouses — April 26, 2011 @ 10:17 pm

  ohmygosh!!! we live in florida and see dolphins often, and i have to say, i was still GASPING watching that. so neat!

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