Florida

Our spring break trip to Florida - good weather, good friends, good pools, good food, good game nights, good times!

Here's Kira puckerin' up and lookin' like a little island princess while waiting for me to get ready to go to the pool.

Mike and Kira going into the kiddy pool.

Enjoying the Florida sun.

Kim, Kira, and Krista catchin' some hot Florida rays.

Mike and I are floating down the lazy river. Yep, that's right, the resort had a lazy river. The place had like a million pools. Okay, maybe not a million, but it had a lot of them.

Daddy and Kira cuddlin'.

So we took Kira to Sea World because she loves animals. Her favorite thing at Sea World happened to be a squirrel. We could have stayed in Kentucky and looked out our back window for this action. The squirrel was eating teddy grahams out of Mike's hand, and it sniffed Kira's foot, so I guess we payed money for a tame rodent.


Here we are at the Stingray encounter. Kira obviously doesn't know what to think about it.

Here we are at the Clyde and Seymour show at Sea World. Kira looks so sweet. It was naptime.



Daddy and Kira playing in the fountains.

Our resort

Getting a game on with the Christensen's and our homemade Margaritas.

Kira got her first experience mini golfing at Congo Golf in Florida. Probably the coolest mini golf I've ever been to. It has little rivers that take your ball into the water and then shoot it out by the hole. You can't get that action in Kentucky, eh?

Excited!!!

Exciting things!

1. Kira has officially started walking. She's been taking steps here and there for a while, but she is now walking 10 and more steps all over the place. Here's a short clip of one of her first jaunts around the apartment. She looks so adorable walking, and we couldn't be more excited for her.

2. Okay, so I first saw these at Wal-Mart for $12, and I was like, "What the...no way am I paying $12 for these especially when she'll grow out of them in like 4 months." But of course I started thinking about them and how cute they would look on her with her outfits. Anywho, I heard about this consignment sale, so I went to look for them, hoping on the off chance that they would be there for cheap. And lo and behold, to my delight they were there in Kira's size for $3 lookin' practically new. Yeah baby! You know I got them. I call them Pink Splendor!

3. So I've also been wanting to buy Kira a little chair for her to sit in, but I've held off trying to find a sale. At that same consignment sale, I found this for $3. I admit, I find great satisfaction in getting a great bargain!

Kira loves the chair. This is her lounging in it on a Sunday morning. Isn't she looking taller?

4. And yes, now I will blog about corn bread. Okay people, I love corn bread. Love, love, love it. I've been looking for a delicious sweet corn bread recipe, and I finally found one. It was an exciting day. Yes, I enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Food is one of those pleasures. Check my recipe blog for the recipe.

5. Lastly, I am super excited about going to Florida for spring break. My happy place is on a beach, soaking in the rays, with a fruit smoothie, shaded by an umbrella, taking an occasional dip in the ocean. I can also intermix the beach for a pool and be just as happy. So I'm super excited to go to Florida to remember what warm feels like!

6. Okay, so Mike wanted me to make sure I mention him in my exciting blog page. Actually, he wanted me to mention his body, but I will spare you all. So I'll sum it in a nutshell. With Mike, life is always exciting, fun, and enjoyable!