Sharks? Sharks don't scare us Kansan's...

Here we are a month after Spring Break and I haven't shared much of our vacation with you. We had such a great time and fit in so many activities that recapping our trip has been a little overwhelming. Silly, I know. The kids still talk about Florida every week and with Scott going back for his sister's wedding in a few weeks...we are all wishing we were going with him. Noah is really begging for extra time with Scott and is trying to figure out how he can sneak on the plane. Congrats Aunt Deannie on your upcoming wedding to (Mr.) Mike! We all wish we could be there with you! Love you!

On Saturday afternoon we took our first trip to the beach. The water was really calm but we couldn't enjoy it because there was a shark warning...they had spotted 25 sharks earlier in the day and we couldn't swim for almost 2 hours. It was a little weird to see the helicopters flying over checking the water and then to be in the water right after it was all clear...we saw a couple HUGE splashes that we think were sharks but who knows....sharks just freak me out!! There was a private beach next to us and the water was full of bait swimmers...do they think the sharks KNOW where the public beach ends? It was CrAzY!! Anyway, once the waters were "clear" the kids jumped right in and had a great time.

You might notice that the boys are "technically" in the water but since it was right at the edge...we figured they were safe... Besides, we drove all the way from Kansas just to have sand between our toes...and to swallow small mouthfuls of ocean saltiness...we couldn't NOT get our toes wet...or bellys...once we got the all clear the kids got right down to business. I love the ships in the background! I also love the pure joy that are on their faces...those smiles stayed the whole time we were in Florida.

I caught Noah in a few acts of brotherly love...but he was a good sport when he let Sissy bury him!

Look at that ocean! Smooth and inviting...except for those 25 pesky sharks....