Florida Fun - Part 3

A couple days while we were in Florida, we drove to beaches that were a little ways away from our normal beach that we walk to.  One beach was perfect...a HUGE beach, super calm water, and lots of chairs and umbrellas to sit and relax on.  We were there for a couple hours, then realized that you were supposed to pay for the chairs to use them.  Whoops.  :)  We had a great morning there anyway, though.  

We ate at a lot of delicious places while we were in Florida.  One of our favorites is the 15th Street Fishery, because they have a dock right outside where you can feed tarpon fish.  Our kids loved it last year, and this year was no different!  They didn't even want to eat...they just wanted to spend the whole time feeding fish!

I think one more post left about Florida...but we will see.  :)

Florida Fun - Part 2

As I said in our last post, most of our week consisted of the beach, beach, and more beach!  We loved it!  It was relaxing, yet kept the kids plenty entertained!  They loved building sandcastle, swimming out into the water, and just running around!

I love this next series of pictures!!  Landon absolutely loved digging these big holes, filling them with water and then jumping in them.  Kept him happy for hours!  I love the jumping action shots!  :)

Really, Landon could have been perfectly content just playing in the sand the whole week.  IT was his happy place.  :)

One evening to help the kids burn a little more energy, we went to a park that was right on the beach.  I can't even explain how good it felt to be outside, getting fresh air, and running around after being cooped up inside for months!

Still more beach pictures to come!

Florida Fun - Part 1

We just returned from a wonderful spring break trip to Florida.  With the winter we have been having, it felt so good to get out of the cold and snow for eight days!  We spent the majority of the week relaxing and just enjoying the warmth, but I was able to get a few pictures along the way.  :)

We got up really early on the morning of March 17th for our flight to Chicago.  Our flight was a little delayed, but fortunately we had a long layover in Chicago, so it didn't make us miss our connecting flight to Florida.  The kids were great travelers.  Miley was happy with her movies and games, and Landon even slept for a while on the flight from Chicago to Florida, so that was awesome!

We got in to Fort Lauderdale in the evening, so really only had time to grab some dinner, and get settled in before we made the kids go to bed to get some rest from our long day of traveling.  

The next morning was kind of rainy and overcast (really the only not great weather we had the whole trip!), so we spent the morning doing some shopping and getting food, etc.  After Landon had a nap, we managed to make it to the beach.  The kids were so happy, and were much less afraid of the water this year!

Throughout the week, most evenings and mornings we would take a walk around the neighborhood.  Landon loved it because there was a little spot where we could watch the boats go by on the intercoastal.  He could stand there and watch the boats forever if we let him!  Miley enjoyed checking out all the beautiful flowers...definitely a nice change of scenery from our ice, snow, and brown yuckiness that is our scenery in Minnesota right now!

More to come!

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Daddy Daughter Dance!

Last night, Cameron got to take Miley out on a special date to a daddy-daughter dance that our gym was putting on.  She has been look forward to it, and asking how many more days since she found out I signed them up!

They were so cute getting all dressed up that night...Miley picked out exactly what she wanted to wear.

The dance seemed like so much fun!  It looked really well put together...they had so much to keep the kid entertained - dancing, finger nail painting, face painting, food, and crafts - they could make either a mask or a crown, and they all got to decorate a frame to put a picture in of themselves with their dad taken that evening.  Cameron kept sending me pictures through the night, so it was fun to see them having so much fun together!

Of course, one of Miley's favorite parts was when Belle made an appearance, and of course, dancing with her dad!

Since I had Landon to myself for the night, we had to go out on a little date of our own...for frozen yogurt!

I love when Cameron and I get to spend one-on-one time with our kids.  I know this night was so special to Miley, and it definitely made her feel like a princess!  Hopefully this will continue to be a yearly tradition for a while!