Visiting Grandma and Grandpa in Florida

We arrived at Grandma and Grandpa's farm on Saturday afternoon following a smooth trip in the Baron. We originally planned to head to Florida on Friday, but with school getting out on Thursday and CK's very hectic week, we decided to wait until Saturday morning. We dropped Buddy off with Marco and Stacy on Friday night after having them over for an impromptu BBQ at our house. We thought about taking Buddy with us, especially since he loves the farm so much, but with us planning to be in Key West for a few days, we didn't want to leave all the responsibility with Grandma and Grandpa. Olivia napped on the flight and Sofia read or worked on her summer bridge workbook.

The girls were so excited to be with Grandpa and Grandma and the farm and were so happy once we arrived. We unloaded the plane and organized for a week at their house. Instead of putting Olivia in a pack-n-play in the office like we've always done, Connie set up the blow-up bed in the same room with Sofia so both girls would be in the same room. For dinner we went into town and ate at our favorite, Sonny's BBQ! After we were done we drove over to CK's Grandma's house (in the pouring rain) to watch the Belmont Stakes to see if California Chrome would win the Triple Crown (he didn't) and to visit the girls' Great Grandma. She's doing really well and looks great for having just turned 93! The girls love her and she's so sweet to them, wanting them to sit on her lap and inviting them to play with anything in the house. Their favorite "toy" is her wheeled walker, which one of them would sit on while the other pushed it around the room! Olivia was surprisingly good at pushing her 60 pound sister around the carpeted living room! After our visit, we headed home for baths and bed. The girls did pretty good sleeping in the same room and even decided to sleep in the same bed.

After Meeting and lunch on Sunday, Grandpa blew up the bounce house for the girls and they spent hours bouncing and running away from the "monster" (Grandma acting silly, which was so fun to watch). They also loved playing on the tree that fell down between the house and the storage barn. Sofia loved climbing on it and walking along the trunk. Olivia wasn't quite so sure of walking the tree trunk, but Sofia held her hand and helped her figure it out. The girls had so much fun!

On Monday morning, CK and I packed for our visit to Key West and I packed up the girls clothes for a few days at the beach! The night before Connie told Sofia and Olivia that she and Grandpa decided to take them to Daytona Beach while we were in Key West! Sofia was SO excited and said she had "waited all of 1st grade to go to the beach!" Ha! Around 10am, we gave our girls kisses and hugs and climbed into the Baron for a 11/2 hour flight to Key West! It went very smoothly and we were there before we knew it! A bit later, the girls and their Grandparents headed to Daytona Beach!

Sofia working on her Summer Bridge Workbook

The girls playing on the fallen tree

CK and the girls

Me with the girls

Two happy girls with their Grandparents

Playing on the bounce house - hours of fun!

Cuddling up with Grandma before bedtime.