We're Going to Disneyland!

The last week in January we headed west to visit Disneyland and the San Diego Zoo in California!  We spent five days between Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure.  It was a blast, and the days just flew by.  The crowds were pretty low, so we got to do just about everything we wanted (some of them more than once).

Just the best pictures

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For our more serious blog readers, here's a more detailed summary of our Disneyland trip!

Since we've done Disney World in Florida a couple of times with the girls, we decided to check out Disneyland in California. Mom found inexpensive plane tickets this fall and started planning our awesome vacation. We surprised the girls just after Christmas with the news that we were headed to Disneyland at the end of January!  The first part of January flew by and we were headed to Disneyland before we knew it!

We flew from Denver to LAX on Sunday, January 28th.  The girls are getting old enough that they can pretty much entertain themselves on these flights, so that was pretty easy.  Once we landed, we grabbed our rental car and headed down to Carlsbad (stopping at In-N-Out for dinner, of course).

Monday morning we drove down to San Diego to visit with Aunt Maxine (aka Old Auntie Max).  We had planned on going with her to the San Diego Zoo, but her knee was bothering her.  So, we spent some time hanging out at her house and then headed to the zoo.  The San Diego Zoo was very impressive.  We walked around until about 2 in the afternoon and then Emily decided she was done.  We were able to see the cheetahs and a sleeping arctic fox, which were both on Kara's "must see" list, along with many other animals including the famous pandas, koalas, polar bears, and an interactive show with a Komodo dragon.

We stopped to get snacks (and a replacement stroller) on the way back to the hotel.  It was late afternoon by then, but we were close to the beach, so we changed into swim suits and went to check out the Carlsbad beach scene.  It was beautiful and not too crowded, but boy was the water cold!  The girls didn't seem to mind, but Mom stayed out of the water.  It got especially cold when the sun went down, so we piled all the wet bodies into the car and headed back for hot baths and some delivery pizza at the hotel for dinner.  Whew, and that was just the first full day in California!

The next morning, we woke up and headed up to Disneyland in Anaheim.
We stayed at the Courtyard Anaheim Theme Park Entrance, which was a super nice, relatively new hotel.  It was an easy walk to the parks.  Great stay overall - the girls loved the bunk beds and the water park (went one day).  Mom loved the split bathroom and Starbucks in the lobby!  Kara also enjoyed Pepper, a robot they had in the lobby on certain days.

Here's a breakdown of the major rides and shows we did, for posterity:

Day 1 - Disney California Adventure
- Soarin'
- Goofy's Flight School
Lunar new year celebrations (year of the dog), including Mulan's processional, drummers from China, and face painting
- Radiator Springs Racers
- Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT
- Panera Bread for dinner
- Toy Story Mania - this whole area of DCA was under construction and not too fun to navigate through.
- Radiator Springs Racers again
- World of Color (after nap at the hotel) - great show and a great first day in the parks!

Day 2 - Disneyland
- Main Street under construction - this definitely had a negative impact on the overall feel of the park.  We quickly went off to the different lands, avoiding the massive construction walls when possible.
- Indiana Jones
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Space Mountain
- Tiki Room (Dad and Emily)
- Dole Whips!
- Haunted Mansion
- Hotel pool for the afternoon

Day 3 - Disneyland
- Rode Mr. Toad's Wild ride, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White's scary adventure, etc. in Fantasyland
- Rode the Matterhorn
- Finding Nemo's voyage
- Tried "the Grey stuff"
- Blue Bayou for dinner (which is inside of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride)
- Fantasmic:  This was a wonderful show!  We all loved it, and had front and center seats.  It was awesome!
- Haunted Mansion afterward

Day 4 - Disneyland first, Disney California Adventure afternoon
- Breakfast with Minnie at the Plaza Inn - got to meet lots of characters
- Kara got to meet Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in DCA
- Radiator Springs Racers
- Hung out in Cars Land and got soft serve at the Cozy Cones
- Met Star Lord, Gamora and Groot!
- Guardians of the Galaxy: BREAKOUT

Day 5 - Disneyland (morning before our flight back home)
- Space Mountain
- Matterhorn
- Toon Town
- Monorail from Tomorrowland to Downtown Disney
- Silly Symphony swings

Dad's favorite part of the vacation was the Guardians of the Galaxy ride (might have been Kara's favorite too) and meeting Groot! :-)

The girls enjoyed pin trading for the first time.  Mom loved Space Mountain (and everyone managed to ride it many times).  Emily really enjoyed Haunted Mansion, and we all loved the longer Pirates of the Caribbean.

Here's an album that has all the fun.  Enjoy!

All the pictures (includes a couple videos)

Disney Cruise!

Early this summer, we headed down to Florida with Grandma and Grandpa to catch our first Disney Cruise out of Port Canaveral.  We hit some turbulence on our descent, which Emily thought was just the greatest thing ever. Grandma and Mom were gripping their seats while Emily was giggling and cackling every time the plane shook or dropped.   After landing in Orlando, we caught a shuttle to a hotel in Cocoa Beach.  We got there just in time to grab some dinner and then head to bed.

We woke up the next morning (June 10th) and took a quick stroll on the beach.  Mimi and Uncle Trey coincidentally were in Orlando meeting up with Trey's girlfriend, Ashley, so they came out to say hi.  We grabbed some breakfast with them and then headed out to the port to catch the ship.  We cruised on the Disney Fantasy ship, which was pretty awesome.  They had a theater for live shows (and also movies), a full-sized movie theater, two pools (that kids could use) on deck complete with an awesome water slide, three dining rooms, and a huge kids area (called the Oceaneer Club) with interactive games like Star Wars and Dr. Strange.  We spent the first day exploring the ship.  Kara and Dad stumbled upon the Midship Detective Agency activity, which was actually Dad's favorite part of the entire cruise!  Basically, you get a case assigned to you at a kiosk in the middle of the ship.  They have a couple Mickey Mouse mysteries, but they also have a Muppet one, which was the one Kara chose to start.  From there, you go to certain framed pictures on the ship.  When you hold your picture up, the pictures will come to life and give you clues or otherwise help you with the mystery.  The cards can be used to complete actions (eg turning a wrench or popping balloons).  They had several variations, so you could do it more than once (which we did).  We had dinner the first night in the Royal Court dining room.  Both girls tried escargot (Emily actually ate a couple snails!) and we finished off the meal with Mickey Ice Cream Bars (except for Mom and Grandma, who opted for more grown-up desserts).

Day 2 was a day At Sea.  We started off the day by hitting the pools.  Kara also hit the big water slide, called the AquaDuck.  Emily was a little too small for that slide, so she did the smaller slide over and over again.  After swimming for a couple of hours, we headed back to our room to get ready for our character greeting with Elsa and Anna from Frozen.  After that we grabbed some lunch and headed back to the room for an afternoon nap (both girls were pretty good about taking naps on the cruise). We took it pretty easy the rest of the afternoon, checking out the ship some more and getting some pictures with characters.  We had dinner that night at the Animator's Palate, which has TV screens all around the dining room.  They had an interactive show with Crush from Finding Nemo.  He would talk to the kids and make jokes with them.  Unfortunately our table wasn't situated right next to the screen, so the girls didn't get to talk with Crush.  They enjoyed watching him, though.  After dinner we hit the Aladdin musical show, which was basically a condensed version of the movie (still entertaining).  It was almost 9:30 at night when the show got over (which is late for Kara and super-late for Emily.  We got both girls back to the room and to bed, so we could get rest for our next adventure.

On Day 3 we stopped in at Cozumel, Mexico.  Both girls were up and at 'em by 7 am (of course).  Cozumel was where we did our big excursion for the cruise at this port.  We did the Dolphin Experience.  It was pretty awesome.  All of us got into an enclosure with a dolphin.  The trainer then took turns with us giving the dolphin kisses and letting her kiss us!  We all had fun (even Grandma).  After playing with the dolphins, we spent some time at the pool before heading back to the ship.  We took the rest of the afternoon pretty easy, just walking around the ship.  We finished up the evening with dinner at the Enchanted Garden dining room, which was decorated as an arboretum.

Day 4 took us to Grand Cayman.  We decided to just hang out on the ship for the morning (the girls were a little beat from the previous days' activities). After a short nap, we took the the tender into Georgetown to see what they had.  We happened to run into Grandma and Grandpa (who had headed over earlier in the morning) on the street and checked out Del Sol with them.  Mom and Dad had dinner at Palo, which was a fancy restaurant onboard to celebrate their 14th anniversary while the girls had dinner at Royal Court with Grandma and Grandpa.  After dinner, Mom and Dad rejoined everyone else to check out that night's show, Wishes.  The show got over around 9:30, so we herded the girls back to the room to get some rest.

We docked in Falmouth, Jamaica on Day 5.  We didn't have any specific plans in Jamaica (but we did have big plans for later in the evening), so we just hung out around the ship for the morning.  After breakfast, Emily and Kara spent some time in the kids club.  While they were in there, Mom and Dad caught Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 in the movie theater.  After the movie, we boosted the girls out of the kids club and grabbed some lunch.  By that time, Grandma and Grandpa had come back onto the ship from their morning adventure in Jamaica (mostly just wandering around shops).  Dad headed back to the room in the hopes to get a really good nap while Mom and Grandma ran into town to check out another Del Sol.  Unfortunately, the girls just couldn't get settled down for a nap.  They whispered to each other and kept each other up for more than an hour.  Eventually, the girls did settle down for a short nap (maybe an hour).  It was extra unfortunate they didn't get in a good nap because that night was Pirate night on the cruise!  Around 4:00 we headed to Bibbity Boppity Botique (which was renamed to the Pirate's League for that night) to get the girls made over in pirate make-up (check out the video below)!  Once the girls were all made over, we headed down to the atrium where there were several characters for meet and greets.  After meeting Stitch and Goofy (and also getting some group pictures) we headed to dinner at Animator's Palate.  Once we were done with dinner, Dad headed back to the room with Emily (in hopes that she would settle down and maybe get to sleep) while Mom and Kara headed to watch the newest Pirates of the Caribbean movie.  Emily had a complete break down in the room and wouldn't stop crying until Mom came back.  So, Mom came back to hang out with Emily while Dad went to go watch the movie (Kara stayed there with Grandma and Grandpa).  After the movie, there was fireworks show at 11, which is ridiculously late for Kara.  Dad and Kara headed up there with Grandma and Grandpa and were surprised when Mom and Emily met us up there.   After Emily's little breakdown, she was fine.  After the show, we herded the girls back to the room to get some sleep.

Day 6 was a Day at Sea.  We spent much of the morning recovering from the excitement of Pirate Night and took it easy most of the day.  The girls spent some time in the kids club in the morning.  In the afternoon, we did a few cases with the Midship Detective Agency.  We had dinner that night at Animator's Palate.  They put on a pretty good show.  Each person draws a character, which was then animated.  After dinner we hit the show - Believe, which is about believing in magic.  Good entertainment for kids.

For Day 7 we stopped at Disney's private island in the Bahamas called Castaway Cay.  It's a pretty small island with a protected beach that can be found here.  We started off by just wandering the beach.  They have a few water attractions (a slide and a climbing structures out in the water).  While Kara and Grandpa were waiting for their turn on the waterslide, the lifeguards closed down the slide and sent everyone because they saw a storm approaching.  They weren't kidding!  As soon as everyone got back to shore, it started to rain.  Dad and Grandpa, who had wandered pretty far down the beach with the girls, quickly found some shelter thinking it would just blow over.  About 20 minutes later, it was still pouring!  The storm did eventually dissipate, and we wandered back to find Grandma and Mom.  We stayed out on the beach until early in the afternoon before heading back to the ship and getting in a little quiet time.  Late in the afternoon we headed to the movie theater to check out Cars 3, which had just been released in theaters.  The girls thought the movie was pretty good.  On the downside, we didn't get out of the movie until after our dining time, so we grabbed dinner at Cabana's (quick service buffet).  Since we'd hit the movie in the afternoon, we decided to skip the last show of the cruise.

We disembarked and headed home the next morning.  The trip home was uneventful, which is just the way Mom and Dad like travel to be.  The girls are already planning our next cruise!

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Cousin Travis' Wedding

The first weekend in October, we headed out to California for Cousin Travis' wedding to Dani. It was the girls' first trip to the west coast, and they were very excited to check out the beach.

The wedding was on the beach near Watsonville.  We were able to rent a place right on the beach not far away.

We flew into San Jose with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Amy.  While Grandma and Grandpa went with Uncle Arch, Aunt Amy came with us to check out Henry Cowell Redwoods California State Park, which was awesome.  The redwoods really are amazing.  It was the first time any of us had seen them, and the girls had a blast walking the trail and checking out the trees.  While at the visitor's center, Kara learned about the animals that live there and about seed size of different California conifers.  Afterwards, we drove to our condo, unloaded, and met up with everyone for dinner at a nearby seafood restaurant.  There was a group of sea loins loittering around the fishing boats.  That would be our closest look at them this trip, so thanks for pointing them out Uncle Arch!

Sleeping has always been an issue on these trips, and we were pretty concerned since the girls were going to share a room at the condo.  The first night Emily popped out about 10 times to talk with Mom and Dad, but eventually calmed down and went to sleep (Kara was very quick to settle down), though the girls did wake Dad up at 5 am because, as they said, they just couldn't sleep any more!  The second night was better, and the third night was no problem at all.  Hopefully, sleeping on vacation will get progressively better...

On Sunday we drove to Monterrey for the morning.  We walked along the oceanfront and through downtown.  We didn't go inside the Aquarium, but we did check out the observation deck.  For lunch, we ate at a place that hung over the bay with great views.  A big sea otter was kind enough to entertain us too!  He was very close and fun to watch.  We also saw seals a bit further out.  Emily was pretty worn out after lunch, so we headed back to Watsonville.

That evening, there was a wedding rehearsal at the campsite followed by a cookout.  Travis and Arch grilled out and had a great spread.  The girls had a blast playing with Langdon, Dani's nephew.  They also had games set up, which were a hit.  The bonfire was also fascinating to the girls, along with being able to stay up a bit after the sun went down!

For Monday morning, we took it pretty easy and just headed down to the beach.  The water was quite cold, but that didn't stop the girls from running right in (though Dad wasn't too happy about hanging out in the water).  Kara spent most of the beach time just running around in the waves.  Emily ran in the waves but also played in the sand for awhile.  We were able to see a few dolphins in the distance from the condo too!

The wedding was beautiful.  The ceremony was on the beach with the reception up the hill at the campsite.  Travis had asked if the girls could be a part of the wedding.  The girls were supposed to walk down the aisle in front of the bride with a sign that said "Here Comes the Bride".  Emily was pretty excited about it up until the time it came to actually walk down the aisle with the sign.  She ended up just walking behind Kara while Kara held the sign.

The reception was awesome.  It was catered from a a food truck.  They had also set up games for the guests and had a S'mores cookout for dessert.  The girls had a good time playing with their new friend Landon.  And wouldn't you know it, Kara caught the bouquet.  Oh, boy!

Welcome to the family, Dani!

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Cancún 2015!

Every May, Grandma and Grandpa S. head down to Cancún for a nice relaxing beach vacation.  Well, this yearthe timing worked out so we could go down with them.  The girls had an absolute blast playing in the pool and playing on the beach.  The ocean was really calm, so the girls could walk around quite a ways off shore (though Emily didn't really want anything to do with the ocean after touching some seaweed).

Emily did a great job adapting to her new surrounding, which we were really worried about (especially after our Colorado Springs trip last year).  Other than a couple of meltdowns, which were caused by sunscreen in the eyes or just getting a little tired in the morning before nap, Emily was very well behaved. She also played up the cuteness for Grandma and Grandpa.  One day, she decided to tell off a bird that was chirping on the balcony.  She told the bird "no, no, no, bird" while waving her finger. "Go away."  We got a video of her reliving the experience below.  She also was quick to tell Grandma not to touch her water (in a very cute way), "don't touch Emily water, OK?" Check out the video on on that one as well.

Kara really enjoyed swimming in the pool and making new friends.  She also enjoyed making sand castles and exploring the ocean with Grandpa.

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Don't touch Emily's water, okay?

No, no, no, bird. Go Away!

Swimming in the pool

Happy Baby!

During July, Mimi and Papa came down for a weekend.  We hit Kennedy Space Center.  Kara enjoyed the space center as much the second time as she did the first.  Now she talks about rockets blasting off and crew capsules all the time.  In addition to the space center, there was an Atlas V launch, which is the rocket Daddy used to work on, while Mimi and Papa were visiting.

Emily is getting very strong these days.  She has figured out how to roll from her back to her front.  This was giving her some trouble at night, but she's now figured out how to sleep on her stomach.  Emily has recently started sitting up by herself.  She was unsteady for the first day, but can now sit up, play and reach for things.  Pretty cool!  She's sleeping very well these days.  Bedtime is around 6:30-7:00 at night, and she stays asleep until almost 7:00 am every day.  She loves it when Mommy and Daddy read her books.  In particular, she seems to enjoy Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Goodnight Moon.  In general, Emily is a very happy, quiet baby.

Kara is enjoying her time down at the beach.  She just wrapped up the fourth (and final) session of Sports Camp.  Kara had a ton of fun playing soccer, tennis, hockey, lacrosse, and just running around!  Mommy will certainly miss it!  Kara's also improving a lot with her swimming.  She can tool all around the pool while wearing her vest (check out the video of her butterfly!).  We're hoping to get her in some swim lessons this fall when we get back home.

On a not-so-good note, Emily is in the middle of her first cold.  Everyone has it, but this is her first time being sick.  So far, she's being a big trooper and trying to sleep it off.  Yay, Emily!

And some Kara quotes that Mommy reminds herself of when Kara is screaming her head off.....

To Mommy: "I love to stay in your hugs!"
                    "I love you.  We are the best of friends.  When I grow up, we'll REALLY be best friends!"

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Mid-Summer Visitors

The last week of June and the first week of July were kept busy with visitors to our condo. On June 28th, Grandma and Grandpa S. flew in from Colorado. They hadn't seen Emily since she was about 6 weeks old, so they were very excited to see how much bigger she'd gotten. While they were here, we went to check out the Brevard Zoo. Kara enjoyed feeding the giraffe and checking out the alligators.  Another day, Grandma and Grandpa took Kara to SeaWorld. She had a blast watching the sea lion and orca whale shows. We also hit the beach (of course) and went swimming in the pool. While they were here, Grandma had her birthday. We took her to port side restaurant called Grills. Kara made sure to tell the waitress that it was Grandma's birthday and that she needed some cake. :-)

On Thursday, July 4th, Patrick, Akila, and Amara (who was born 13 days after Emily) headed down from Atlanta for a visit. While they were here, we all headed to Kennedy Space Center to check out the new Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit.  Daddy thought that was pretty cool, but Kara really enjoyed the movie on the Space Station development. She leaned over to Daddy at least twice and said, "I want to go to space." Maybe someday, Kara. On Saturday, we all headed down to the beach to check it out. Emily seemed to really enjoy putting her feet in the ocean, but Amara seemed to enjoy just hanging on the beach more. Both Emily and Amara are awesome babies (obviously), but it was interesting to see the similarities and differences between the two. It was great to see our family and friends!

Link to pictures from Grandma and Grandpa's visit

Link to pictures from Patrick, Akila, and Amara's visit

Terrible Two's? More like Trying Three's!

The Terrible Two's were a breeze compared to the Trying Three's (trademark pending).  Kara is constantly testing her boundaries. Whether it's seeing how many times she can get out of her room after we've put her down or waking Daddy up at 2 am to find her stuffed animal, Kara seems to always be pushing Mommy and Daddy to the limits (and occasionally past them).  Of course, she can also be the sweetest little girl sometimes, giving Mommy and Daddy hugs and kisses or cleaning up after herself without being asked.  Ah, the joys of the three-year-old.  Hopefully this is just a phase, and she'll grow out of it tomorrow.  It could happen, right?

Emily is doing great.  Getting bigger and stronger all the time.  She weighed in at 11 lbs, 2 oz at her 3-month check-up (up almost 3 pounds from her 2-month appointment).  She stares at Kara most of the day, entranced in what her big sister is doing.  She doesn't have as much hair as Kara, but she kinda has the same hair style.  Emily is not much of a fan of tummy time, which has resulted in a fairly flat head.

Overall, life is pretty good down in Florida. Lots of beach time and pool time (and sunscreen).  It is getting to be a little hot (low 90's most days), but at least there's a pretty good breeze from the ocean.

Kara Quotes:
Kara - "Daddy, you and I are best friends."

Mommy - "Kara, please clean up your toys."
Kara - "Sure thing, babe."

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More Florida Summer Fun

We have been keeping ourselves very busy down here in Florida.  We made it down to the beach one day as a family (Emily's not a big fan of the sun and heat).  We also made it out to EPCOT one last time before the summer crowds start (which was a surprise visit for Kara).  Here's how the talk went on the drive into the park:

Mommy - Kara, do you see the sign in front of us? [it was the entrance sign for Disney World]
Kara - It's a sign for Disney World!  Are we going to Disney World?
Mommy - You'll have to wait and see.
Kara, talking to herself - I think we're going to Disney World.  We seem to be following the signs.  It would be fun to go to Disney World, and I think we're going.  But Mommy says she doesn't know where we're going.  I hope it's Disney World!
Mommy - Kara, do you see what's in front of us? [it was EPCOT]
Kara - EPCOT! (throwing her hands up in triumph)

Kara is getting adjusted to her new surroundings.  We signed her up for a sports camp, so on Tuesday and Thursday mornings she runs around playing soccer with other kids.  She seems to have a great time with that.  Kara has also taken to putting on productions for Mommy during the day at the condo.  In one show Kara was pretending to be a dinosaur.  When Mommy was pretending to be scared, Kara replied, "It's just make-believe, nothing's going to happen to you."  And then later said, "It's all controlled, don't worry."  Sometimes she will pretend to be the animals and act out their parts.  Other times she will be the ring master - "Introducing Cecil the Dolphin and Cecil the Octopus" (for some reason she seems to like the name Cecil).

Emily is becoming a very talkative and happy baby.  She often times will chat up the caterpillar toy on her bouncy seat.  She's also taken to giggling while playing with Mommy and Daddy.  She is getting stronger all the time.  She rolled over for the first time at 11 weeks old.  She also can stand on her legs (with lots of support from either Mommy or Daddy).  It really is amazing how fast they grow!

Speaking of babies, congratulations to Justin, Heather, and Sean on your newest addition!  We cannot wait to meet Robin.

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Summer Vacation!

Daddy got a new job at the beginning of May.  There was one catch/perk, though.  The job includes a six-month temporary assignment to work for NASA at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and they wanted Daddy there ASAP.  So, we packed up the family and headed down to Florida to spend some time on the beach.  We've been pretty busy since we got down here. We have hit the beach several times, Daddy and Kara got to watch a launch from the beach, Daddy got to visit the space shuttle launch pad and mobile launcher, and we all hit Disney World for a day with Mimi and Uncle Trey. Not a bad start to the summer!

Emily is getting a little bigger and stronger all the time.  She recently started pulling her head up during tummy time. She also can stand up while holding onto someone's hands.  In general, she's a very happy baby, always smiling and cooing at Mommy and Daddy.  She's also sleeping really well.  She'll get in a couple hour-long naps (plus a few other cat naps) every day and will sleep almost 8 hours straight at night.

Anyone want to visit us down in Florida?  We're only an hour away from Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Studios!

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And Daddy got to see another launch one evening.

The Beach!!!

At the end of April, our little family went to visit the family in Shorter, Alabama and take a road trip to Destin, Flordia.  Kara's first trip to the beach!

We flew into Atlanta and stayed with our friends Heather, Justin, and little Sean the first night.  Kara loved visiting them all and sharing Sean's toys.  After getting back home, Kara got a scrape on her knee and said she needed to show it to Sean.  I guess Sean's fascination with showing off boo-boos wore off on her. :)

As always, Kara enjoyed seeing Mimi, Papa, Uncle Trey, and GiGi in Shorter.  She gets a lot of attention (and usually a few new books and toys) when we visit.

For the middle part of our trip down South, Mimi, Uncle Trey, Mommy, Daddy, and Kara headed for the beach in Destin.  Kara was beside herself with the sand and the ocean.  It was really windy and chilly the first night, but she insisted on getting out on the sand.  After that, the days were much warmer.  We stayed right on the beach, so Kara basically dragged an adult or two with her every morning to the water.  Some highlights included "fishing" with her Mickey mouse fishing rod, feeding real fish on the docks, and collecting sea shells.  Enjoy the pictures!

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