Palms in paradise

I live in paradise.  Really. I have to remind myself of that sometimes when the mosquitoes are biting or when I'm sweating my head off and not out on the boat...but this chain of islands is beautiful.  I am so lucky.  Today, we went out on the boat all morning and part of the afternoon.  My son and I swam along by the boat and kept track of all the queen conch that we saw along the hardbottom reef that we were snorkeling.  That is good stuff.  :) I used to dream about snorkeling with my children.  I am so blessed.  This is the view of the beach before sunset tonight.  

Water Park

The boys and I went to a water park with great friends today.  It was a blast! The kids had so much fun - they were exhausted from all the fun! Both of my boys fell asleep for a nap in the car on the drive home!  They really enjoyed the day. I have so many pictures to share.  Here are just a few of them.  

They had so much fun getting dumped on by the bucket and going down the slides!

My baby just loved kicking around in the shallows and playing with his buddy. :)

It was so wonderful to watch the kids have such a fun time! Thanks for sharing a great day with us Ginny! :)

Purple pea flower

The kids and I went for a walk/bike ride this morning and saw this purple pea flower on the side of the road.  So pretty.... I stopped to take a picture and almost got carried away by the mosquitoes, but it was worth it. :)

Itchy Great Blue Heron

The kids and I saw this Blue Heron today in the water, and I had to pull over to take his picture.  He kept scratching his head...very itchy guy.  SO CUTE.

Aquarium

The kids and I went to the KW Aquarium this morning.  It was free for locals.  They really enjoyed themselves.  No matter how many times we go, they don't get tired of it.  There was a lot of squealing when the sting rays splashed us while waiting to be fed, excitement to touch a nurse shark and an alligator, amazement at the different kinds of fish, jellyfish, and corals, and crazy interest in the touch tank.  They wanted to hold every single animal in that tank.  So cute.  I LOVE that my little boys are so into marine science - just like their parents. :)

Painting a masterpiece

My kids did a little painting this morning.  I snuck this picture of my baby creating his masterpiece.  He was really concentrating intently - he filled up every square inch of his paper.  It was stuck to the table when he was finished.  :)  Luckily it was washable paint.  

Play Doh restaurant

My kids spent at least 2 hrs playing with Play Doh today making me "meals".  While my younger boy was busy cutting and rolling, my older son took this seriously and made some awesome foods! :)  He kept bringing me plates of breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and dessert.   He was so adorable - he was really excited to serve me "the specialty of the day" and other interesting meals including: hot dog, lasagna, and green beans (top), toast with butter, eggs, and bacon (middle), and carrots, fruit bar, and yogurt (bottom).  At the end of the whole thing, I just had to document a few of the meals. I wish I had taken pictures of everything he prepared - truly priceless!