Staycation Weekend

With gorgeous weather in the forecast and a perfectly good boat sitting empty while Grandma and Grandpa cruise the Mediterranean, we headed to BYC for a good old staycation this weekend.

But first, before the good weather could arrive, there were storms. And one culminated with a pretty cool double rainbow.

Just hanging out on the hill Saturday evening.

Heading back to the boat for dinner al fresco.

Good times all around.

Florida Part Two

As if our trip to the Sunshine State in April wasn't enough, we went back for more at the end of June.

We landed at Orlando International Airport and headed east to the beach. Cocoa Beach. As soon as we got to Aunt Carol's and Uncle Sam's, we made a beeline for the pool.
Because it's really hot in Florida at the end of June. And the kids had new sunglasses to rock.

 A quiet, kid-free early morning walk on our second day was a nice way to enjoy Cocoa Beach.

 Kacy isn't sure if Daniel is hugging her or trying to send her into the Banana River.
She stayed dry. No manatee or dolphin sightings, either.

 Mom attended to some work duties for a few days in Orlando, and the kids hung at the beach. Midweek, reunited, we headed back to Orlando for lunch at Downtown Disney.

There were new friends made (literally) at the T Rex restaurant. Kacy is in love with her giggly new dino friend, Roxy. Daniel's new friend Tabby was too shy for photographs.

The kids enjoyed a surprise overnight at the Omni ChampionsGate. They loved hanging out in the lazy river, and Kacy mastered their water slide.

After dinner we sat by the fire pit. There's nothing better than a good fire in Florida in July.

Sunset on the golf course.

We made it all the way from the east coast of Florida to the west, to visit with the Vander Sluises over the July 4th holiday.
We checked in on Miss Sadie. She's off the growth charts for height and weight so we think she's settling in to life just fine.

We enjoyed some pool time with Will, Sadie and Aunt Lacey.

 We went to the Bradenton Riverwalk to check out fireworks on the 4th.

It was a great trip!!

Med Cruise 2014

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Father's Day Weekend Bonus Post

Thought we'd share some of the pics that made the cutting room floor when we recapped our past two weekends. Enjoy!

Crabs were on the menu at the picnic on Saturday. Kacy is getting quite good at picking her own.

Daniel chilling out on the way to the beach Sunday.

And catching some rays.

Fishing on Uncle Matt and Aunt Alyssa's pier. 

The boys.

Cousin Henry was too cute not to include.

Roaring Into Summer

Sorry for the delay. Not much blogging going on while Dave and I were running around the Mediterranean on my company's corporate trip. That was May. June is here. Let's start with last weekend.

The pool is open! We got suited up and headed to BYC for some fun with friends.

 After sun and swimming, we headed back to our house for pizza and birthday cake. Kacy and Jack as always were partners in crime.

 Miss Gia.

Birthday girl Abby.

There was cake to celebrate Shelley and Abby's big day (shared) on June 9.

Kate was a fan.

Fast forward to this past weekend....

The Haines company picnic fell on what will probably be looked back on as the most gorgeous Saturday of summer. Sunny and 75.

Face-painting and charicatures were on the to do list. We are thinking of hiring the artist to come to our house on a regular basis as this was the longest waking-hour stretch Daniel has been quiet in a while.
He chose to be drawn as a monster truck driver. I am sure many of you are shocked.

There were kayaks to give a whirl. Both kids were in love.

To round out the day, my good sports participated in the pie eating contest. No winners here, just faces full of pie.

For Father's Day, Dave wanted to spend the day with the fam and go fishing. We headed south to Chesapeake Beach for the day.

Thankfully we had bathing suits and beach toys in the car to keep Daniel occupied after his 10 minutes of fishing fun. Kacy joined after waiting patiently (with no action) for quite a bit longer. Daddy didn't get a big catch but had a nice day on the pier.

We hope everyone had a great Father's Day!