Two weeks of family, sunshine and pool and beach days. Right here at our home in Florida. We soaked up every second of time with our daughters, son in laws and three granddaughters.
We had a week with each family including a 3 day overlap, so we could all be together. Hearing everyone splashing in the pool, collecting shells on the beach and watching beautiful Gulf sunsets were highlights, but the joy was just being together and holding babies so the parents could relax with a pina colada poolside. A visit to the new Mote Aquarium in Sarasota was so much fun too.
We successfully went out to dinner, cooked a lot and even had pizza on the beach one night. We boated on the Intercoastal from Venice to Sarasota and all three girls were as good as gold. At one point, all were napping at once. A 2 1/2 year old, a 7 month old and a 3 month old can tire one out, but we only feel blessed. We can rest once everyone goes home.
