We really enjoyed our trip to Florida. Jillian did very well on the ride there. We made it in 13 hours with 2 stops to eat and a few bathroom and diaper change stops. She didn't sleep very much but played in her car seat. Amazingly all three kids were bright eyed and bushy tailed at 5 am at the start of the trip. Jon even wanted to know why Mr. Sun wasn't up yet! The beaches were beautiful with no signs of any oil at all. Jillian enjoyed playing in the sand the must. She wasn't as thrilled with the waves but would sit in them with someone else. She really enjoyed playing with Jon and Willa.








On the way back we stopped in New Orleans for two nights and by this time Jillian was pretty tired and fussy but overall she did ok. She walked Bourbon Street with us and we did some sight seeing the next day. We tried to go to an amusement park at the city park but unfortunately it was closed by the time we got there and we had to settle for pictures at the entrance.



We had a wonderful time on our vacation and created many memories. We hope everyone else is enjoying their summers as well!

Summer Fun

Jillian has been having lots of fun this summer. Mommy takes her to the play scape often and she has learned to navigate the entire thing by herself. She has good climbing skills.


She finally mastered walking over the moving bridge but she is sceptical each time she does it.
She really enjoys the slide!
She has also learned many new things this summer. She has experimented with corn on the cob on the 4th of July but doesn't quite understand which end she is supposed to eat from.
She likes walking in Mommy and Daddy's shoes
and has learned to pull her wagon