Florida, Day 1: Beach and Pool!

We are in Florida, hooray! We are here for our annual visit to Omi and Opa in Siesta Key. The flights were very early, the first one at 6am, but the kids did well and neither flight was too terrible. We were on JetBlue, so that helped with Cameron; he watched a bit of TV when he wasn't busy playing Angry Birds on the iPhone. Leah slept, ate and stared at other people on the plane like the nosy little girl she is. She was very good.

When we arrived in Sarasota, it was WARM. Warm like 70s. At home, we left snow and freezing cold. We were soooo happy to see the sun! We went to the condo and had lunch, then Cam, Daddy and Opa headed down to the pool and beach. Mama, Leah and Omi came about an hour later when Leah was done with her nap.

Needless to say, Cameron LOVES the pool. He was probably in there for at least two hours today, and we didn't even get down there until 1:30 in the afternoon. He stayed in tonight until his lips were blue and he was shivering.

Miss Leah, checking out the pool for the first time

A big goofy smily, which (if you zoom in) showcases her two teeth!

Cameron with his nice short haircut, ready to head down to the beach

Such a cutie!

Pudgy little tootsies - gotta love those ankle rolls!

After an hour swimming in the pool, Cameron requested that we head to the beach. Can you tell that he is excited to be here?

Leah checking out the Siesta Key beach for the first time

Opa and Leah

Cameron, digging away in the sand. Something he could do for hours, if we let him. It was actually pretty chilly and windy down at the beach so I was surprised he stayed out there as long as he did.

Opa showing off his newest great-grandchild to all of his friends

Cameron's favorite thing to do on the beach - dig a hole and pour water into it. Over and over and over again. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

The beginnings of a sand castle. This was as far as it got because Cam dumped a bucket of water on it.

Happy boy in the Florida sun!

Back in the pool again, Cam decided to show off some of his tricks. This one was pretty good, until he rolled over off the edge of the step he was lying on and went under. He came up sputtering and said, "I didn't like that trick!"

Cam loves jumping into the pool to his noodle. We love taking rapid-fire photos of his jumps.

Mid-air!

The landing!

While Cam and Daddy swam and Mama took pictures, Leah hung out with Omi and Opa

Cameron had a very elaborate game for their time in the pool. Certain parts of the pool were home and other parts were school. The correct thing had to be done in each part of the pool. At home, they had to sleep in their beds. At school, they did math problems and learned things. There was also the "good 5" and the "bad 5" - Cam's designators for the two five foot deep signs on either side of the pool that he was swimming back and forth between. Not sure what made them good or bad, but he really liked swimming between them!

Warming up the little swimmer!