Florida

This summer we worked hard and played hard. We ended the summer with a relaxing few days in Florida with the Farrars.

The view from our balcony.  That's the dads and kids in the water below.

Boogie boards ready to go.

And lots of sand sculpting.

At the homestead, we escaped the sun and had lots of downtime...

 ...and screen time. 

We enjoyed a meal on the balcony.  

One day we headed to Destin for the calmer waters.

Mermaid sighting!

Walking to dinner one night.

Dessert after dinner.

 The awesome daddy-chefs made us breakfast most mornings.

 One day we got crazy with some sand sculpting.

Our sand jacuzzi. 

Sand tunnel (made with boogie boards).

A few brave souls traveled through it.

My personal favorite tunneler was Adel, who had to practically dislocated his shoulder to get through.

Last, but certainly not least, buried children. 

"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!"

The last day, Abby and I let the others go to the pool while we stayed behind to have some girl time.

It was super sweet.

And, the grand finale, the moms bought a surprise souvenir...

Turtles!?!?!?!?!

What?!?!?!?!?

Woah!

Isaac named his Wiggles and Abby named hers Rosebud.

Super cute.

Turtle races.  Yes, we are insane. 

What a perfect ending to a very busy summer.  This trip was very restful and slow-paced.  Perfect for recovery before the madness of the school year begins.