pool day

Today we spent the majority of the day at the pool.  The kids played non-stop.  Luke ended up leaving early.  His eyes were red and a bit swollen and he wanted to head back to grandmas.  Aunt Sarah walked him home.  He enjoyed the (barefoot) walk.

We went to the Old Salty Dog for dinner.  We ate by the water.  Luke loves to watch the birds.  He saw herons, sea gulls and pelicans.  It was awesome to eat and watch the sun set...

beach day

Today we spent the day at Siesta beach.  The kids had a blast...

day 1

We landed in Florida this afternoon.  When we got to grandma and grandpa's it was 82!  We rushed around the back of the house to surprise Aunt Dee, Thomas and Kiana!  They were definitely surprised.  It was fun!

We had a perfect afternoon playing outside.....

best mom ever

Monday morning the kids woke up with this surprise...

A few weeks ago I secretly purchased tickets to Florida.  The cousins were gong to be there so I thought it would be fun to surprise them and visit.  Dale and I decided NOT to tell the kids until the day before.  They were SO EXCITED!  There was lots of jumping and screaming and "you're the best mom ever" talk.  I loved it!  :)

birthday celebration

Happy Birthday Grandma!  Tomorrow is your big day (although in South Africa it's already your birthday!)  We hope you have a great day. We celebrated with a taco dinner and cake!  We saved you some...

here are birthday wishes from:
reagan...

 luke...

 carsyn...

 the kids made dessert all by themselves.  carsyn and luke baked the cake, reagan decorated it...

 we LOVE you...