Florida: Vacation shots

Rather than cram the 4 of us into a hotel room, or more likely a suite, we were able to find (with help from Cousin Jamie) a great house to rent near everybody that allowed us to talk as adults while either or both of the kids slept. There's just something so humanizing about having a kitchen when away from home, even if we don't do much serious cooking (no flour, condiments, or any staples, and who wants to stock a fridge for a 3 night stay?).

Mia got to go swimming at least twice each day, and even Nate got into the action:


We tried taking the kids to the 'beach', but what we found classified much more closely as a swamp, though with a nice view from the pier:

However at a nearby playground, Nate got his first taste of a swing:

But most impressive of all had to be the TV at our rental house. Mia binged on annimated movies and worked on her best couch potato technique:

...but at least she let us watch some of the Democratic Convention: