Best Groundhog day ever

 "So, what were you doing on Groundhog day this year?"

We were busy playing on a beautiful beach!  So while there was no "Pocahatchy" (or whatever his name is) Phil, there was plenty of fun in the sun.




Only a few of us were brave enough to go all the way in the water--apparently February ocean water is still cold no matter the air temperature!


K-bug does some yoga on the beach.

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 She also invented a game where she pushed/chased her mom in the waves and then frantically tried to pull her out without getting wet herself--it was pretty funny to watch.









We never tire of this game.

 After we got done scaring the fish in the ocean with all our fun and laughter, we went to stare at the ones in this aquarium, billed as "an underwater zoo," which made it even better for eldest son.  And it was free, which made it perfect for me and husband dear. =)  After that we ate a wonderful meal at Macaroni Grill--does it get any better than that?  Happy belated Groundhog Day!

Family Vacation: the adventure continues

Our version of rock climbing:
First, grab hold of a hand that's stronger.
Take a breath...

 

Then leap/swing across, holding on tight.
Smile wide and laugh with joy.

These children never cease to amaze me--there's no hesitation, only faith and trust

 And a glorious view.

So much to share

LJK have come and gone and we all have lived to tell the tale, and as predicted there were just a few adventures along the way. =)   We had so much catching up to do, on life, family, friends, highly contagious stomach viruses…oh yes, you read that right.  In the middle of our visit with LJK we got to swap around a nasty virus started by youngest imp.  The only ones to escape completely unscathed were eldest son and daughter.  Despite all this, we still managed to have some fun along the way.  Here’s a few pictures to prove it:

"Crazy big people drivers, I'll show you how it's done."  K-bug hits the ground running, now if only her feet would reach the pedals...

 Pup and pink bear back together again.  This is what jet-lag looks like on a one year old.  Actually, she had the best seat in our anything but spacious rental van.  The rest of us rode with our our knees at eye level to try to make room for all the necessities and goodies LJK were so good as to haul halfway across the world for us--they really are awesome.

The beautiful L, would that we all looked so good after 16 hour plane rides with toddlers.  And you see I was not kidding about the knees at eye level thing...

 See what our local town has to offer--"here camel, camel, camel."  We told K-bug they were big dogs. =)  Husband dear and his sis with cameras in hand, but I was actually the one to get these next stellar photos

"What you lookin' at?"   

 This stylish fashionista-to-be was captured here playing with camel poo--we are SO proud.  And yes, that outfit was all her.

Monkey see, monkey do?  At least eldest daughter had the sense to know that perhaps this was not the best impromptu game she and her sister could be playing.  So she moved on, and demanded to take her own picture.  See below--I thought it looked pretty cool, maybe she's got her Daddy's gift.  That being said, I am also going to blame the poo thing on him, because I'm pretty sure I did not do that as a kid, but shhh, don't tell him, ok? ;)  I'll be posting more of our adventures soon, and don't worry, I did not document the virus that knocked us out for a few days, but I think eldest daughter's face sums up what that experience felt like.