Thursday, June 23, 2011

A few more pics from AMI

These 2 stayed out there for hours

Look at the little streaker in the background

"Look Mommy, I'm surfing!"

Slow paced, just the way she likes it.

Look at how she is sitting, like a big girl.

Crazy Iyla Jade

Whoops, I guess it was a little too bright on the pier.

SPLASH!

My mom was sprinkling her with a watering can, she loved it!

No waves, just the way Iyla likes it.

Really Mommy, more pictures?

Watch out seagull....

Working on our moat...

Anna Maria Island

Clear blue water

Sandcastles

Best buds

Yahoooooo!

"Watch this Mama!"


Finding shells

Cutie

Our hole to China

Little digger

In front of our cottage

Leila being a goofball

Popsicle time

YUM!

Nya and Mom

1...2...3....GO!

My girls (minus Leila)

Favorite. Picture. Ever.

Nya's sand dollar

So proud

Special treats

Crystal clear water

The water was so warm and calm

Me and Leila

Arms crossed, not happy!

She was on a mission

Our last cozy morning in the cottage...
We had such an awesome time in Anna Maria island.  My mom came with us and the kids just loved every second of it.  We spent so much good quality time together.  No schedules, no interruptions, no technology, no toys, no craziness...just us and the beach (and pool).  I really loved it and I could have stayed a month.  I really hope we can make a yearly trip out there, it was so worth it.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

1st beach trip of the summer!!!!

We went over the Erika's house right after Nya got out of school.  Nya had swimmer's ear the day she got of school so we had to keep her out of the water for a whole week.  You have no idea how hard that is in Florida. We took the kids to a great new park, the Brevard zoo and then the beach.  Nya squeezed a day trip to Sea World with her friend Sarah in between all of that while we went to a great hotel pool with the littler ones.  They are having such an awesome summer so far...

Oh yeah, and Leila is OFFICIALLY WALKING!!!  She is only crawling about 20% of the day and as soon as she remembers that she can walk now, she gets right on up!

Little squirt

She has always loved the swing

Brotherly love

My crazy girl

No, Iyla is NOT in toddler jail....

Happy baby

Swing leaping...a childhood rite of passage

Petting real snake at the zoo

Keith and Sola came to the zoo with us

Buddies

Feeding a giraffe

Total highlight of the zoo

Look at the tongue

BFF...just like their Mommas

Check out Nya's pose

So mad that Iyla will not share that shovel

WALKER!!!!!!!

Check out Will's abs!!!

Action shot...so cute

Chillin'

Ebony and Ivory....

Yup, just a walking down the beach!

There she goes

Chasing after Iyla's kite