First days of school

Sammi started "real school." That's right. Sammi has made her debut in the public school system. Kindergarten, watch out. You are about to be dazzled by a fun-loving, silly, sweet, and brilliant five-year-old.

Alex is thrilled to be back in school. This social butterfly is happy to be back among the crowd again. Third grade beware. You are about to be charmed by a funny, talented, smart-as-a-whip, cute as a bug, eight-year-old.

FYI: Along with the first week of school, also came a head cold for all of us to enjoy. The germs have officially begun.

Florida

Last year we had such a great time in Florida, we repeated the vacation this year. Our drive there was filled with a bit of car-sickness for Sammi, a little too much milk and juice guzzling for Andrew and some wicked Alabama rain.

New this year: boiled peanuts, a morning on a pontoon boat for snorkeling, shell hunting and dolphin watching, fishing off of the dock at Redfish Lake, a little extra sunblock to avoid getting scorched (this was a lesson learned the hard way last year), Andrew sleeping in a bed instead of the portable crib, a day in Panama City for lunch at Five Guys with fries from potatoes from good ole Rigby, ID (Five Guys is a favorite where ever we go), carnival rides, and an exhausting shopping experience, and a trip to Destin for mini golf.

Same as last year: pottery with the girls at Fired Up, golf for Steve, plenty of swimming in the pool, boogie boarding in the gulf, lounging the morning away at the beach, lizard watching, a bike ride to Goatfeathers to get fresh caught fish for dinner, staying at our favorite location off of 30a, and plenty of sunshine with a great tan to prove it.