florida fun: beginning and end

We took the kids to Disney World for 2 days in the middle of our visit but the beginning and end were spent having the kind of fun you can only find in Florida!

Our first morning we woke up to rain, but we didn't let that dampen our spirits.  Warm rain means you can splash in puddles without boots or coats!  #winning

After the rain cleared off we did a lot of swimming.  This girl is completely fearless and will surely be the death of me.  

Daddy is in charge of swimming with her because the sudden jumping in and diving face first gives Mommy a heart attack.  And gray hair.  

But she's so brave and that makes me happy.

Asher loved swimming too!  We are still working on getting him out of the puddle jumper and swimming by himself, but he's the opposite of his sister and said a pretty clear "no way jose" to that idea.  Guess another summer of swim lessons is in the cards for this boy!

Since it was still in the 30s at home it was pretty exciting for me to bust out some spring clothes and dress the kids up for dinner.  They are good sports about pictures for the most part.  Gotta love some fresh-from-the-shower slicked down hair.  ha!

You can basically put those 2 things - pool and eating out - on repeat for our whole trip.  We also squeezed in some beach time but it was really windy most days so I didn't risk taking my camera down there.  After we got back from our days at Disney the kids were excited to still have a few days left to go back to the beach and swim at the pool.  I think going in the middle of our trip was a great plan - after Disney we still had fun to look forward to!  

Asher got a "bubble gun" as his Disney souvenir and both kids loved playing with it.  It lights up and has been a major hit ever since.

We love visiting Papa Gene and Grammy Linda in Florida!  Next up…Disney Day 1!