Family Beach Weekend.

We’ve just returned home from a long weekend vacation at the TradeWinds Resort on St. Pete Beach, here in Florida. It’s about a half hour drive from our house to this beautiful beach. I highly recommend this resort for families, it is super kid friendly with lots of things for the littles to do. We ate all kinds of yummy food, took early morning walks on the beach, viewed beautiful sunsets, swam like fishes, danced at a pirate party, took naps, rode around in paddle boats, fed swans, hunted for seashells, and had some good quality family time without any of the usual distractions. Three days off from cooking & house cleaning was just was this Mama needed to recharge her batteries.

Hello, 2012.

I hope everyone is off to a fun start this year! We spent yesterday being lazy, taking naps, and ordering take-out, although we did manage to take down the xmas decorations. I knew that we needed to get outside today, since tomorrow will bring our coldest weather of the season, a high in the 50’s with a low in the 30’s. Brrrr, this is super cold for west central Florida! We are lucky enough to live close to the beach, so we took the girls to their favorite beach spot, the playground.

We took the girls down to the beach this evening so we could see a much talked about sand sculpture that was done to promote our city, and the new movie Dolphin Tale, which was filmed here in Clearwater, Florida. I’m not sure which was more amazing, the sculpture, or tonight’s sunset. 

Summer Summer Summertime

My parents stayed the weekend at a local beach to get a little r & r. They invited us down today to enjoy the amenities of their hotel, and have lunch with them. What a wonderful day it was! We hunted seashells, made hats out of seaweed, and floated in the warm Gulf of Mexico. The girls built sandcastles with their grandma, Beau drank beers and chatted with my dad, and I enjoyed a couple of margaritas with my toes in the sand. It was so nice to get together for some quality time with my parents in the Florida sun. I hope your Sunday was just as relaxing as ours.

4th of July Weekend {Part 1}

We only have about a ten minute drive to beautiful Clearwater Beach. We are lucky to live so close to the Gulf of Mexico. We packed up the girls and took them there this morning for a little fun in the sun. I managed to take a few photos between chasing Maggie around the beach, and floating in the ocean.

We are headed to a BBQ later today with friends & family, and we have plans to take the girls to see fireworks tomorrow night. I am enjoying every minute of this beautiful long weekend, and I hope you’re doing the same!

I’ve started packing for our weekend Mother’s Day beach getaway. Tiny swimsuits & beach toys went in first. I can’t wait to stick my toes in the sand, and have nothing to do but enjoy my little family. I hope all you mamas have a wonderfully relaxing Mother’s Day. You deserve it!

I’ve started packing for our weekend Mother’s Day beach getaway. Tiny swimsuits & beach toys went in first. I can’t wait to stick my toes in the sand, and have nothing to do but enjoy my little family. I hope all you mamas have a wonderfully relaxing Mother’s Day. You deserve it!