Christmas in Florida... the rest of the week

It was much cooler during the rest of our time in Florida, but we still had lots of fun.  We played games, went out for ice cream, walked on the beach a couple times, played at the playground, and did some biking.  My dad brought the tag-along bike down, so one afternoon he and Casey and I rode on one of the trails with the kids.  We took Esther with us on the way, met everyone at the playground, and took Peter on the way back.  We got to watch airplanes land at the little airport, and also saw a couple armadillos!

We are so thankful for the opportunity to spend quality time with my family during our time down there.  Thanks Mom and Dad for having us!  It was a wonderful week!

 

Christmas in Florida... so far!

We're having a great time in Florida with my family!  So far we swam twice, went to church twice, played a lot of games, celebrated birthdays, relaxed, ate, did crafts, relaxed, ate, biked, walked, read books, relaxed, and ate some more.  The weather forecast for the next few days is very cool, so our swimming days may be over for this trip.  Good thing the kids got a lot of fun indoor activities as gifts from Grandpa and Grandma and Aunt Karen and Juan.  Here are some pictures of our time so far...

Florida style Christmas tree!

This was a joke.  Karen got this tote bag weaving kit for Esther which was for ages 7+.  Between Karen and me, we probably spent 5-6 hours making it.  Esther did help a bit too.  We kept laughing at this phrase on the box... "It's SOOOO Easy!"  Yeah, whatever.  It does look super cute all finished though--picture to come!

Dinner at Myakka River Oyster Bar



Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our family to you!  We wish all of you God's blessings at Christmas and in the new year!

Budding Photographer

While we were at the Meijer Gardens today in the railway garden, Esther had the camera for a while and took some really good pictures!

The flowers in there were beautiful.  They also have replicas of buildings from around Grand Rapids, all of which are made from natural materials such as sticks, moss, acorns, sand, etc...  They are really cool and it's fun to see what buildings they add each year.

She didn't even realize she was taking a picture of herself in a mirror in this one...