Last Hurrah

3 Years, 16 Weeks.


Last week we spent 5 days at Redington Beach on Florida's west coast with our friends the Grodacks.

We rented a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo with a pool, right there on the beach.  Picture this: 4 adults and 6 kids living together in a 1200 sq. ft. area!  Quite hectic and loud at times, but we managed and looked forward to bedtime.

We split our time there by hitting the beach and the pool, with some day trips to the Great Explorations Children's Museum in St. Petersburg and the Florida Aquarium and Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa.

We all had a very good time and happy that we were able to share our vacation experiences and memories with very good friends.

We will definitely do it again!

And now for the rest of the pictures:

• Day 1:

• Day 2:

• Day 3:

• Day 4:

• Day 5:

• Last Day:

Quotes:

• Madelyn was brushing my hair with her dolly's hairbrush and I was taking it all in:

          Me:  "Maddy, don't grow up so fast."

          Maddy:  "I want to grow up really tall, like Daddy."

          Me:  "Why?"

          Maddy:  "Because I love you."

          Me:  "Aww, that's sweet.  You'll always be my little girl, right?"

          Maddy:  "No, I want to be a big girl."

          Me:  "Why do you want to be a big girl?"

          Maddy:  "So I can ride a roller coaster."

• Kohlden had just let out some flatulence:

          Me:  "Oh my!"

          Kohlden:  [grinning]  "That was me!"

Have a great week!