Florida 2017

Ah, Florida.  You came and you went.  Much too quickly!!  We've been back since Saturday now and I think I'm still in denial that it's over.  It just flew by this year!  But it was a great trip, nonetheless.

Summer was great on the way down- until it was time to go to sleep.  And then?  Well, it was like she just didn't believe in sleeping in the van.  It was awful.  But at least she looks happy here at 4:00 in the morning!

And that first night upon arriving, all four of us slept amazing.  Even Sawyer.  Me and Danny are late nighters, typically going to bed at 11:30 or 12.  But that night we were all asleep by 9 and slept until 7 the next morning.  It was glorious!!

Sunday after church we got to spend some time with my cousins who moved down to work with The New Beginnings and then hang out with some of TNB crew for supper.

The rest of the week consisted mostly of fun in the sun.  Summer was a little leery of swimming, which I guess isn't all that bad when you don't know how.  But man she had a death grip for most of her time in the water!

But she didn't mind soaking up some rays with daddy:)

One night we went out for supper with just us and Aaron and Cassie, and then to a fun playground afterwards.  There was also a neat little musical playground close by that the kids really liked.

The little kids AND the big kids:)

Summer did love the beach!  She was always a little sad when it was time to be all done playing in the sand.  It was so fun to watch her enjoy it!

So you know how sometimes you see a beautiful family picture and it was the only good one out of a lot of attempts?  Well, we made all the attempts but we never got the really good one!  So I guess we'll just work with what we have.  But I sure do love the people in this picture!

By the end of the week Summer was getting a little braver.  At one point she even came and sat on this ledge all by herself with no prompting.  Baby steps!

As for this guy, he pretty much hung out in the shade all week long.  I realized when I got home that he really only made it into about two pictures.  Whoops, sorry buddy.  But he did great the whole week and while we were there he started rolling back to front.  The first time he did it he got a huge smile on his face like he was all proud of himself.  So cute!

Usually at the end of a trip I'm ready to be back home.  I can't really say that this time around though!  Guess I'll start counting down the days til next year...