Sarasota Trip

We went to Sarasota, FL to visit Nate's mom. We haven't been there since I was 32 weeks pregnant with Aida! Henry and Aida have both been on a plane, but couldn't remember, so the plane trip in itself was exciting for them. They felt so "big" with their rolling backpacks at the airport! Here they are at XNA ready to go to Florida.

Henry got the window seat!

Henry and Aida loved the beach this year. Last year they didn't have as much fun. Henry loved the water and loved to jump over the waves. The water was perfect - clear and warm! Not a lot of icky seaweed either!

Aida had a much better time this year since she wasn't afraid of the sand and water! You can see Henry in the background in this pic.

Henry had fun building sandcastles. Papa T taught him how to build drip castles last year. He was perfecting the craft!

The tide was low the last day we went to the beach. Aida is getting seashells in this little tide pool.

She insisted I take a picture of the shells she had collected! They collected enough little shells for me to put them in glass jars. I put them in our bathroom as decor and as a great memory!

Henry and Daddy

Aida liked to go out into the water if someone held her. She did play in the very shallow water by herself, but wanted to be held to go out deeper, which was fine with me!

I took this picture at Granny Pam's house. It was so hot out, we didn't get many pictures away from the water.

Nate after a bad day at work! He He... Actually it is an eel at the Mote Marine Aquarium we visited one day of our visit.

Henry, Aida and Daddy looking at a large tank of Jellyfish - yuck!

This is a cute little dolphin who kept smacking his lips at us.

Waiting to go home. The kids watched the planes come and go from this big window.

I had to get this pic - so cute.

...this one too.

Henry took this picture - and did a good job!

Family pic...

Henry and Granny Pam

The kids and Granny Pam on the infamous golf cart. They loved driving the cart around Granny Pam's neighborhood.