Florida {Part 2}

And now the rest of the trip...

Wednesday morning was a super early morning for us.  Kens was sleeping on an air mattress in our room and Avery in the walk-in closet.  Avery woke early to eat and ended up waking Kens up at the same time (can't remember the exact time, but I know it was before 6 am).  Kensley was so excited to go downstairs and see Elli and kept asking us over and over if she could go down.  When Elli finally woke up, Kensley followed her around everywhere.  She kept trying to hug her, sit near her, etc.  It was so funny.

Kens was also smitten with baby Connor.  She loved him and always wanted to be near him.  She called him "my friend Connor".  Ha!

Wednesday morning the big girls, Nana, Papa and Uncle Scott headed out to the beach to play for a bit.  We spent the majority of the day by the pool and then we all went to St. Armand's Circle for dinner, ice cream and some quick shopping.  The little ones started to melt down as it got close to bedtime so we made a quick exit back to the condo.

Posing for "candy canes" (ie: Twizzlers).  Yes, we bribed the girls with these whenever we wanted them to do something (swim, jump in, pose for a picture, etc.).

Racing Papa across the pool (just for the record, she won)

Aves and her daddy

Oh these two...crack me up.  Look at those faces!

They took turns looking at different cameras.

So sweet.  She was probably saying "Hi, baby Connor."

One of many attempts at a group picture

I give up...at least they are all sitting, right?

Me and my sweet, Avery girl

Kens was adamant about pushing Connor in his stroller.

Look at that cheese face...ha!

Smiley girl!

My big girl

Not a great picture, but the only one of the two of us from the entire trip.

 Thursday, we spent the majority of the day at the pool.  Jeremy, Ashley and I were able to get away for a couple of hours to shop at the outlet mall.  Before dinner, we took the girls out to the beach in the late afternoon to play in the sand and do a little playing at the park.

Trying desperately to get a good pic of these two.  This is as close as we got.

Arms up!  I'm pretty sure they got a "candy cane" for this trick.

Sitting like a big girl!

Can I have your water, mom?

Looks like she loves cousin Connor, too!

Pausing for a quick, sandy hug

She loves to swing!

How cute are they?

Friday we spent the morning at the beach.  Then Nana and Papa stayed with the kids during their naps so we could have a quick lunch out with Ashley and Scott.  After a few more hours by the pool, we packed up and hit the road to head home (around 6:30 p.m.).

A little blurry, but funny picture.  Avery started patting Connor as he dove for a toy.

Cousin love!

Testing out the ocean...she wasn't a fan of the chilly water.

Riding the "horsey"

Bathing beauties

This girl and her cheese face...what are we going to do with her.

This girl has the longest eyelashes!

 We drove through the night again to head home.  Both girls did well again and Kensley ended up sleeping more than we expected her to.  I think she was just exhausted from the week.  Aves had a little bit of a rougher time and fussed every time she had to get back into her carseat after a stop.  We ended up getting home around 11:00 a.m. Sat morning.  I think the girls were thrilled to be out of the car.  Kens kept saying "Avery look at my new house" and was literally jumping and dancing around while we unpacked.

After being home several days, it seems like everyone is back into our normal routine and sleeping longer.  Thank goodness!

Thanks, Nana and Papa for such a fun week!