Seabird has been a labor of love for 40+ years for my husband and me. We both grew up in Alabama, but we met in New York City where he was working on wall street, and I was in graduate school working toward a degree in piano pedagogy. We lived in New York for ten years, and it was during that time we purchased the untouched Island. When our second child was on the way, we decided to move to Miami to be closer to Seabird. We've been here 34 years now and still enjoy Miami where he continues to work with investments and I work with Seabird. I've found that owning a small business translates to "I do anything needed on a particular day."
For over 30 years I managed the Seabird Key reservations and during that time, I got to know many of our clients really well. We had so many repeat guests who came back year after year and I learned their children's names, grandma's name, and even knew their pets names. Many of those children from our early days are coming to Seabird today with their own children. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know our clients. That part of my job was very rewarding just hearing the stories of their family adventures on Seabird.
As for our family, our oldest daughter and her family live in Murfreesboro, TN. Their three beautiful girls have frequently been the models for my casual Seabird
photoshoots. Their younger brother was adopted from China and can be found in several island photos as well. Our son and his family live in Dallas, TX. He and his wife have 3 precious little girls who LOVE Seabird. He and his little sister grew up in Miami and were the two who spent the most time on Seabird while Jim and I were working there. They had fun on the Island, but grew tired of riding in the SUV from Miami down to the Keys with palm fronds hanging over their faces because the back was stacked with plants. Little sister, now 34, does Seabird's social media and lives in Miami. She is still single but enjoys her 2 pups, Lady and Cowboy.