A Beautiful Evening

Tonight after dinner we took a walk to the channel near our condo. There's a little beach where the kids enjoy hunting for shells and other treasures. It's fun to watch the boats coming in and the birds diving for fish. We also saw some flamingos flying today. Troy couldn't get the hang of the word and kept saying, "Look at the flingos!"

More Fun at the Beach

We had another fun day at the St. Petersburg beach. The "locals" tell us the weather has been "horrible" until this week. (Love their definition of horrible!) Wow, good timing, huh?! We are enjoying the time relaxing together as we know upon our return life will continue to pick up speed!...For the most part my "subjects" today were cooperative! They wanted to do a non-posed shot in the second one. Goofy girls. In the group shot Troy wanted to be in the back so he could be tallest this time.

A Day at the Beach

We are having a fabulous time in Florida! It always takes a couple days for us to settle in and relax. We headed out to St. Pete's beach for a little outing and it proved to be a beautiful spot to spend a few hours. Swimming, digging and lounging was how we spent the day!

Does he look relaxed, or what?!

Easter

Happy Easter from Florida! We hope you had a blessed day. We had a great day as a family. We continue to be amazed and thankful for the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

This is really an out-take, but I love the two sisters trying to keep the little brother in line! (This happens a lot.) Notice his look of absolute JOY!

Jersey Spot

We celebrated the beginning of Spring Break by visiting our favorite local ice cream spot. We called up our pals, The Borsts, and headed out on a beautiful evening to sit outside and soak up feelings of Spring while enjoying a great treat!

New Boots

In Michigan they play Spring soccer in addition to the fall season. Katie is playing JV at her highschool and Troy will begin his season of PurePlay after Spring Break. I found some soccer cleats for him the other night. He was pretty excited and can't wait to get out on the field. He had to try out the new boots and I must say looked pretty good! I loved his comment on receiving the shoes, "I wonder how fast they are on me."

Grillin'

Last night Scott fired up the grill for the first time this season. What a treat-grilled hamburgers on March 31st! It was a beautiful evening. It always amazes me how everyone comes outside again after hibernation during the winter. Scott's cracking up because he was trying to pose and looked a little, let's just say, unnatural.