A Little Beach Vaca

Monday morning we left on a long drive to Clearwater Beach (any amount of time over 20 minutes feels long with 3 little ones).  We wasted no time at all and headed to the beach, which was walking distance from our hotel.  The weather finally felt like Florida - warm and sunny!  Steve and the girls took a little dip in the frigid water, while I just laid out with a cold one made sure little Bug didn't eat sand or drown.  They absolutely loved playing at the beach - I always think they are raised in the wrong state.

After the aggressive seagulls attempted to snatch our lunch we moved to a more remote location and then walked the area for a while.  We decided we'd go back to the hotel and try the "heated" pool, since we hadn't gotten much pool time on the trip.  The girls, again, didn't mind the frigid water and had a blast.

That evening we picked up grandma Fran for dinner and then stayed awhile at her house.  It was so nice to see her but bittersweet to not be able to see grandpa.  Miss you pops!

As we were leaving we saw a gecko and were showing the girls (they're everywhere at the house).  Steve was able to catch the guy.  The gecko released his tail, and the rest was a memory maker.  We were all so grossed out by the whipping tail, which kept going for minutes.  Pretty cool science experience for the girls though!

Tuesday morning we left for home - ready to go.  The flight back was easier than the first with 3 tired girls passed out!

The vacation trip was awesome - so much fun packed into 6 days, but now I feel like I'm ready for an actual vacation!