MJ's new obsession

Mario takes on new...well they are like obsessions - every week or so. A book we got from a neighbor is kind of like a child's dictionary but sorts by categories too. So, there was a page on birds and he is now very into birds. He can tell you what each one of these are and I get questions all day long like "Which is bigger a bald eagle or a stork?" He's also into dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals after watching Ice Age. So he alternates running around pretending to be a sabre tooth tiger and at the grocery store a few days ago he told me he was being an ostrich. MJ sure makes life fun!

Trip to Florida

Last week the kids and I went to Florida to meet my parent's at their condo down there. I was set to drive the almost 16 hour drive, but the morning I was set to leave, my dad convinced me to fly. So, we flew out Monday night and had 4 full days of fun, returned Saturday afternoon (to Mario who was working very hard on this insane project). The kids traveled very well. We only got minor sunburns on Wednesday that cleared up by Thursday (I guess staying out at the beach for 3 hours may do that to you!) I'm very glad for my parent's hospitality and for the opportunity to take the kids there. They all really love the ocean (except for seaweed which makes them crazy for some reason). Sheila is almost too brave and adventurous in the ocean which kept me on my toes. But it was a very good time overall. As usual, I wish I took more pictures. We went to some pools there as well, but I have no pictures of that. MJ was happy to show off his swimming talents, and Joey (who is very brave in the water and loves to wrestle with MJ at 2 1/2 ft deep) learned how to float better with floaties and kick himself around - which I find is a necessary pre-step to learning to swim. So, we were happy for him. Sheila also enjoyed using the ring floats as well.