We spent a week in Florida visiting Papa and Mimi. We had so much fun with them!
We visited the Mote Marine in Sarasota. It's an sea life animal rescue with turtles, sharks, fish, dolphins and manatees. Ava is petting the sea urchins!
Aunt Dona and Geramiah joined us for 5 days. Catalina's favorite part of the trip was playing with her cousin. My favorite part was drinking with my sister (ha ha!).
This is a blind turtle who lives in a brand new tank. It was very cool.
The weather was unseasonably hot and humid. So of course, Ava's hair was gorgeous!
What a life! The Gulf water was so warm and so easy for the kids to swim in. We got to see a sting ray and lots of fish. It was hard pulling these girls off the beach, even when it was storming!
We took these shots at the fisheries in Placeta. What a fabulous place to eat. I am sure Todd Merrill ate his way through Englewood and loved every minute of it.
Mimi and Papa at dinner.
The last day we rented jet skis and hopped on with the girls. We rode around in the channel and the girls loved it! They screamed, "faster, faster!" We came across a pod of dolphins that swam all around us. What an incredible experience and made us feel so lucky. What a great way to end the trip!
