Florida with Nana and Papa

Thank you Nana and Papa for a wonderful week away from chilly Baltimore! It was great to bust out our summer attire again and enjoy some warm weather. We had so much fun going to the beach, seeing big critters, and visiting the sights. The week went by way too fast, thank you for a fun break. We loved spending so much time with you! We miss you already!!!

Burying Papa in the sand was very amusing to both boys.
 My cheesy little beach bum!

Will let Jonny bury him in the sand . . . when he was done Jonny laid a towel on Will's face so he wouldn't have the sun in his eyes.
They even picked up a few games of shuffle board while they were at it. Now they're set for a cruise!

Everglades Alligators

This was one crazy alligator wrestler . . . he showed us a few tricks to charming alligators. I couldn't even watch half the time!
Will and Jonny got to pet this baby alligator a few times . . . Will kept pulling its tail and Jonny wanted to poke it - not the best ideas, but at least they weren't scared of it like their Mommy.
We went on an Airboat Ride through the Everglades. Will had a ball looking for alligators, fish, and iguanas.
We found one! It came right up to the boat and Will was only a few feet from it. 

Miami Children's Museum

Will filled his baskets at the "store". I couldn't believe he chose fruits and veggies over almost everything else in the store. I played cashier and rang him up . . . it reminded me of when I was little and my brother and I would play store . . . if only we had somewhere like this to pretend!
Jonny did some fishing in the sea . . . we had to give him some pointers on his technique.
Derrik was raised in Idaho! :)

What a cute fireman!
Following in daddy's footsteps?

Butterfly World

Will loved looking at all the bugs. He even got to watch as a couple butterflies came out of their cocoons right in front of us!  It was hard for him to not hit the glass to get their attention.
Papa was the bell of the ball with the birds . . . maybe because he had a cup full of seeds for them. 
Derrik got up close and personal with this butterfly . . . he was showing his animal lover side.

Fun Times

Brotherly Love!
Will was chasing down his balloon and backed himself right into this basket, luckily he found it more funny than anything else. 
While Derrik was away interviewing in Washington a few weeks ago Will made this Pirate Pumpkin from a Mr. Potato Head kit. He loved putting it all together.

Trick or Treat

Our good friends, the Fairbanks, hosted a Halloween dinner before getting all our kids dolled up and going trick or treating in their neighborhood. The food was delish and the kids were rearing to go gather candy! They couldn't wait to say, "Trick or Treat!"
Jonny was hamming it up for us while we ate dinner . . . I swear one of this kid's favorite words is "CHEESE!" as he makes that face for the camera.
Will and his buddies posing in their costumes for all of us parents. They could barely sit there long enough . . .  you'd think they were already on a sugar high. :)

Will and Luca stood on the window sill to greet everyone as they came in!
This was taken at Will's Halloween Party he had at his preschool . . . we thought it was pretty cute that we had Dorothy, a Scarecrow, and a Lion all together. Where's the tin man?