Catching up

Phew….being home is so nice! We had a fantastic trip home (it was difficult not turning the car around). It was clear sailing until Ohio. Then it started raining. About 20 miles from home we hit a lovely snow and ice mix. The rest of the day has been cold and snowy – Welcome Home!  So now you’re probably wondering what we were up to the last few days…

Thursday -

We spent the morning at the beach with Kim and Brian. It was another beautiful beach day.  Joey enjoyed his morning nap on the beach under the umbrella. He was really enjoying himself until the dumb seagulls squawked and woke him up.
Peter and Kim dug a hole (mostly Kim). Peter enjoyed playing in it.

We returned to the pool house for afternoon nap and then played around there until we went to Grammy’s for dinner. Joey loved the pinwheel and Peter zoomed around the driveway and sidewalks on the push tractor.

Friday -

We packed up in the rental house and moved over to Pop Paul and Grammy’s in the morning. Brian and Mark got on the road down to the boat show in Miami around 9:30. Kim, Jenna, Grammy and the boys packed up and went to Lido Beach to visit a friend Kim and Grammy knew. (Sorry no pics – I forgot the camera)
Friday afternoon Peter and Joey were in awe as they watched the tree trimmer come and throw the tree branches in the wood chipper. Peter constantly was asking, “What that loud noise?”
Friday evening, Pop treated everyone to pork barbque at the sarasota christian school fundraiser. Yum! We had to tear Peter off the playground swing that night and convince him we would come back the next day for more fun. We finished the night with a little dancing as the kids paraded their special auction baskets into the gym for the auction. For anyone that is wondering, Peter LOVES showing off his dance moves.

Saturday -

   We went over the Sarasota Christian and enjoyed their activities for the auction. Peter loved trying all the inflatable slides and games. Joey even got to pick a duck. And then he ate the duck. And then he ate the prize he got for picking the duck. It was a pretty tasty experience overall for him.















Saturday afternoon we went over to Detweilers Fruit stand to pick up some last minute treats and then fed the birds at the park near by. Peter learned to throw the bread in the air so the seagulls would swoop down and grab it.

Brian and Mark returned just in time for bed time and Joey showed off by walking over to daddy to get his hug.

Snuggling with aunt Kim.

Sunday -

We packed up the van and headed home. Vacation is officially over – so sad!

On the way home we like to stop in the afternoon and let the kids run out some energy. We found a fantastic park in Tifton, GA. Peter loved the twisty slide. Mark was wondering how many ‘e’ s were in the word you – Yeeww. In other words, we were in the most southern accent state you could find. Peter also enjoyed playing with his new window markers he got for his birthday.

This isn’t the greatest picture, but it was me hiding in the car while Mark fought the elements running back and forth from the car to get the kids. It was probably 30 degrees and sleeting. Shorts a tshirt and flip flops just weren’t going to cut it anymore! It wasn’t long before we all put our sweatpants and sweatshirts back on.

Monday -

Today we spent most of the day exhausted and just surviving. Joey enjoyed walking everywhere and Peter busied himself with videos and his trains. Tomorrow daddy goes back to work and life gets back to normal. Peter’s birthday is Wednesday so we’ll probably do a few presents and I’m going to try to do some fun train cup cakes. An excuse to use my new icing decorating tips I got for christmas.
This video isn’t from today, but you’ll get the idea….