Clearwater Beach, Florida

We spent most of our time in Florida hanging out by the pool in the backyard of the house we rented, but I really wanted to spend a day at the beach. After researching where to go, I read that the most amazing beach is Clearwater...

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Swimming Lessons

Elora and Oliver took swimming lessons last summer with their favorite teachers. They always love their lessons, and it is fun to take them to the pool every day for a couple weeks since they are little fish. Elora is...

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DisneyWorld Part 1

Last April Chris was going to be working in Florida for a month, so I drove to Nana’s house and she flew with me to Florida with all the kids so they could see their Dad for a little while. We decided to go to Disney World...

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Fun Big Pool

Chris brought this huge pool back for the kids after one of his work trips last summer. I thought I blogged about it, but now I can’t find the post, so here we go again!  This pool has been a lot of fun for this...

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June 2013 What We Do

So somewhere along the line we completely forgot to blog about some big events this summer. So here is some back blogging from last year:  Marion loves to cook, so she grabs other people’s aprons and climbs on...

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Kids Triathlon

  There was a triathlon for the kids in the area and our kids signed up. Elora did it last year and had a hard time, so we were excited for her to enter again this year now that she knew what to expect. Oliver was sad last...

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Hawaii Last Day Paradise Cove

  Our last two days in Hawaii there was a storm watch for tropical storm Flossie. We decided to stay close to the condo in case the storm hit during the day. I took the kids down to Paradise Cove so we could have one last...

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Independence Day

By the Fourth of July, the kids were still waking up super early. Chris had the day off so we headed over to the pool early in the morning. When we got there Elora found this cute little baby frog swimming in the pool. She found...

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