Sarasota Vacation

This is the look on all of our faces the day we left for vacation!!! All Smiles!

We went down to Sarasota, Fl for 12 days- we had such a blast!! It was just Todd, myself and the girls. Days of playing in the pool, watching beautiful sunsets, putting on sunscreen ( a half hour process), building sandcastles on the beach, playing in fountains, putting on more sunscreen (& aloe), collecting shells, meeting new friends and making lots of memories. 
Mikayla loved sitting in the beach chair.

I would take a walk and rock her to sleep right near the water with the sound of the waves crashing then put her in her little sun tent and she would take a nap right out there on the beach.
Playing in the ocean. There was a storm that came through while we were there, so the waves were larger than normal.




Me with my girls- it was so windy that night, Mikayla's hair looks like a little poofy!! :)
Loved this one of Todd and the girls...so sweet!
Mikayla loved the water and the sand- yes she did eat it a couple of times, so gross. Don't know why babies do that, but they do!!
Me and my sweet hubby.
Daddy with his girls
The fam
Sunset from the balcony- 
Building sandcastles...


Taking a walk on the beach- we found some really cool shells that night. 
She thought she was big stuff sitting in the big chair.
Daddy with three of his girls
We took lots of pictures at sunset-love the way the sky looks, so pretty!!


We took the girls to this fountain park near Marina Jacks- they had a blast.
Kylie and Abby- we actually met her last year and the girls were hoping that she would be there again this year and she was, so they hung out and played every day.



Emme, Abby, Ally and Kylie playing in the fountains.
Mikayla loved the fountains.



Went to Coldstone for the kids and Tropical Smoothie for Todd and I after playing in the fountains.
This is outside Yoders- yummy Amish Restaurant that we went to for dinner. They are known for their pies!! 
Mikayla loved all the birds, she would always watch the Pelicans and Seagulls fly over and land either in the water or on the roof of the condo.
We love watching the sun set on the beach, so beautiful.
You know you are in Florida when you see a gator sign.
Sweet little Ally on the way home from Sarasota.
Emme and Kylie on the way home.

We had such a wonderful vacation, we did not want to come home. We are so thankful to Bob and Sharron for their generosity and kindness. 

Hilton Head Island

We went to Hilton Head last week for vacation with some great friends of ours! We had such a blast! 

We rented some bikes- there are bike paths everywhere. That was very fun!

We all went out one night to ride bikes Scott led the way followed by 10 girls then Todd. I loved all the trees everywhere it was so beautiful.

We were not sure what to do about Mikayla, because she can not sit up yet- but this worked out perfect for her!
Every Tuesday a resort/shopping/harbor across the street called Shelter Cove sets off fireworks, so we went to see them.

This is near Harbor Town- actually close to the Salty Dog Cafe. 
This picture I took one night we were walking on the beach- lightened it so that you might be able to see it better.
The girls- nice pockets Kylie- she was holding up her shorts so that she would not get them wet!
Ally is really into posing for a picture and then asks to see herself on the camera.

There were a couple of days where there were some waves. This was one later afternoon where high tide was coming in.


The girls were swimming with sand dollars- you are not allowed to take them with you- so we put them back in the water.
Ally with Andrea- such a cute picture!
Mikayla- happy girl!

Making sandcastles!

The gang chillin at the beach!
Mikayla in her tent-
Final bike ride home!

We had such a great time- thank you so much for a wonderful week Scott, Teresa and the girls! Oh and Andrea and Amanda (have them in my bloglist) have pictures from the trip as well!