Florida

Thanks to my amazing in-laws, we were able to spend some MUCH needed vacation time at their home in Florida. It was incredible!! Our trek started with a great plane ride down south. The kids were sooo well behaved! Annie slept most of the way while Brenden played with his etch-a-sketch for 2 hours building a city. Yep, I think he's going to land himself a career in architecture.

Our days were spent splashing in the pool, visiting with our loving family and a day at the beach. I know, it was tough but we managed to get through it! The kids hit some mile markers while in FL. Brenden has now perfected his underwater bubble blowing and his independent jumping! Annie has become part fish! I knew that she liked being in the water but this was ridiculous! She yelled and screamed if she was not in the pool and while she was swimming she hated being held by anyone! She truly wanted to swim all by herself! The beach was something new for her and she followed Brenden's lead and just walked out into the water. However, she was not ready for the gradual dip and continued to walk! I helped her out but she really put up a fight to continue walking all by herself!!

We also had the privilege of spending time with Troy's grandmother. She has an amazing spirit and continues to rule the roost! I love that our children get to spend time with their great-grandmother!