Siesta Key Florida

Our annual trip with KJs family is always a good time. This year the weather was perfect and we spent many hours playing and relaxing on the beach or at the pool. Grace swam in the pool without her floaties this year, a big milestone for her. She was so proud and couldn't get enough of the water after that. We really enjoyed the family time together and were so lucky to come home to new pictures of sweet Jackson.... a perfect ending to a wonderful week (last post).



playing on the beach at sunset







manning the grill...don't you love the twinkie pose?






the amazing sunset...




dinner one night..

I also caught this photo of Gracie in her Dai*y Tunic when I was uploading the Florida pictures. I wanted to throw it in this post so we remember this was the year we started Dais*es. I signed on as leader for her group. There are 15 girls in the troop. There were times in the beginning when I was asking myself...."what was I thinking?". There was much work involved to get the troop up and running than I expected. But now that the initial stuff is taken care of, I know for sure why I did it. It is so incredibly rewarding to see how excited the girls get and to get to spend that time with Gracie. Their faces light up when we teach them a new ceremony, a new craft or game, and especially when we hand out those badges. It doesn't hurt that I work with a great co-leader either.