What a month! Florida, Elmo, Skiing!!!

Where should I start with this blog.....

Sorry its taken a while to write but January was a very busy month. How about if I go backwards.....

FLORIDA -

We just got back into town from Florida this past Tuesday (1/29). The whole family had a blast in Florida. We took the kids to Disney World and they loved it. The kids enjoyed the rides and kept hugging and kissing the characters especially Minnie, Chip & Dale, Goofy and Pluto. We saw Mickey from afar. We went to Magic Kingdom on the first day and ANimal Kingdom on the second.

We stayed at the All Star Music Resort. The place was perfect especially after a long day at the parks. The kids played in the swimming pool and loved the gift shop (all Disney!).

On Saturday, Jan 26th, Peggy and I did the Sarasota Ringling Bridge Run. It was a 4 mile race going over the Ringling Bridge. The race was bar far the most scenic that I have done and definitely had a big hill that we had to climb twice. Peggy did great with almost breaking an hour. I did OK with a 6th place finish in my age group and a fancy purple ribbon! Following the race, we headed to the Moat Aquarium for a fun afternoon of looking at Sharks, Jellyfish, Turtles and Dolphins.

The kids loved playing in the sand at the beach. We spent two days at the beach.

Here's a couple pix of us in front of the parents place. Its a tradition to take this pix.

We also celebrated Grampa's 73rd birthday and RIley's 2nd birthday. RIley got a Diego backpack that he just loves. Grampa got a T-Shirt with his and RIley's pix on it.

In downtown Venice, they had a waterpark. We brought the kids down there three times to play. Riley loved running into the water. Brooke loved running around the water.

ELMO

Before we left for Flordia, we also saw Elmo at the Target center. The kids enjoyed the show.

February is going to be a quieter month compared to January.

However, we have Riley's B-Day party coming up and I am going to California for a few days.

If you want to see more pix of Florida, contact Vicki and she can send you the album!