day 7 - Siesta Key

Bonnie and Mike live in this cool little neighborhood, and they found a nice walking loop.  Perfect for a morning run.

When I got back, I found the boys sleeping like this.  Awww!

We were supposed to go fishing with Darell, but the weather wasn't cooperating so we got a free beach day!  We headed to Siesta Key, which is supposed to be the best beach in Florida.  I can see why!  The sand is so fluffy its like walking through powdered sugar!

I did a re-do of my sand writing and was much happier with this version!

Josh made his own sand writing just below their finished sand castle. Love the wooden spoon for a flag!

They decided to dig a huge hole.  How big? 

Up to Luke's knees!

Josh was more into playing in the waves than he was into playing in the sand.  Daddy came out to encourage him. 

This is super random picture. Luke's eating a grape, not impersonating Marlon Brando.  I wanted to show you that he got freckles!  They popped out while we were on this trip! 

Another super random photo.  We think he's running from the water, but he's really doing a terrible job at it.  He could be dancing, too, you just never know. 

We took a walk down the beach, but Josh and Luke wanted to walk in the water.

Luke decided that was too hard (the waves were no joke!) and so he walked with us on the sand. 

The sand...the sound of the waves...the color of the water...this is heavenly!

After a fun lunch, we had some ice cream at Olaf's.  Luke made this monstrosity and somehow ate it all! 

Somehow we ended up eating again, who knows how we could possibly fit another bite into our bodies. The restaurant is right on the bay, and we boated by it with Darell.  Luke and I took a walk to explore the pier and I couldn't resist grabbing a selfie. His smile cracks me up. 

The view of the restaurant.