For Christmas, Rob and Debbie invited us to Sanibel. We were so excited to go to Florida especially with the weather here in Illinois.
We flew out of Springfield on a non-stop flight :)
Paisley chilling with Uncle Robbie.
Reagan hanging out!
Matt and Griffy :)
Adam's idea of starting the vacation off right :)
Just playing with my daddy!
We're here. Hello everyone back in Illinois!!!!
We went to an amazing Farmers Market. Everything we bought was absolutely delicious. I wish we had one of those around here year round :)
Reagan and daddy walking around.
Paisley acting like a baby in the stroller with Finn's sunglasses on.
After the Farmers Market, we went to lunch at the Mucky Duck. The kids had fun playing in the sand while we waited on our food.
We then went to pick out bike gear for the next day's biking adventure. Let's put it this way...it was an ADVENTURE. Reagan despised the bike ride. Partially because her helmet was so big it covered her face but still screamed the entire 6 miles on the bike. Below is a picture of Paisley showing off her helmet after we rented it.
That evening we took the older kids down to see the sunset. Beautiful!
Love this picture!
And love this picture :)
Pool fun!
Our whole family in the pool! We couldn't get a picture with everyone smiling. It was sunny and the kids weren't liking picture time.
Beach Day!
Reagan snoozing in the little cabana tent :)
Adam made himself a "sand chair".
Paisley walking with daddy in the ocean.
Snack Time. We love Cheese Puffs!
Reagan and Grandma walking on the beach.
More pool time. We really worked on building Paisley's confidence to be independent in the water. She did pretty well. She loved the noodles, kick boards, etc that held her up too :)
Little babies playing. Don't you just want to squeeze those cheeks :)
Afternoon out minus kids! YAY! So much fun in 3 hours :)
Reagan learned to clap on vacation :)
Boat Trip to Cabbage Key.
Pais and Finn holding hands as we walked to the car to get loaded up.
Whoa! Whole family on this boat :) Looks a bit overwhelming and full.
Uh oh! Look who is behind the wheel.
Reagan may be smiling in this picture, but she was not fond of her life jacket.
Just playing while the boat is stopped :)
Daddy feeding Reagan.
Shelling on this little island we found. We found lots of shells, but they were all alive so we could not keep them.
Pais and Finn were very independent walking around. Much more brave than their mommies :)
Mommy stayed on the boat with this sweet girl!
Daddy, daddy can we go fishing, PLEASE?!?!?!?!?!?!
Paisley caught a fish in the ocean. A very small lady fish but hey it's a fish.
Reagan and Grandma adventuring off the boat.
She might be pottying in the ocean...oops! Sorry fishies!
And she crashed on the boat ride back.
Very hard to see, but I got a picture of a dolphin coming out of the water. When Paisley woke up, I showed her this picture. She said, " Mom, you SHOULD HAVE woken me up." Yeah right kid! You were asleep and quiet :)
Playing on a playground in Sanibel :)
And I will leave you with this.
BEAUTIFUL SUNSET!
Thank you Rob and Debbie for an amazing vacation. We miss you already, but we are eager to get back in somewhat of a routine at home.
