Florida

Mike had an orthodontic conference in Jupiter Florida last week so Mazy and I tagged along. The conference was only scheduled in the mornings which left him free to play with us each afternoon. We stayed with Mike's Uncle Richard and Aunt Charlotte near Ft Lauderdale. Their kids at home, Jonathan, Christiana, and Darren enjoyed playing with Mazy and did a great job keeping her from tormenting the dogs and cat too much (though the animals did go into hiding). We had 1 beautiful day of sunshine and 3 days of rain and winds. We took Mazy to the beach twice and she loved digging in the sand and crawling after the seagulls. We went to the park almost everyday and Mazy liked playing "peek a boo" with Christiana. She "chased" after dogs, cats, and even got to touch a bird...very carefully! I had such a fun time watching Mazy discover new things, I think I'm just beginning to understand how children bring their parents joy.


I love this picture with her cute sandals in the sand. Cousin Emmaline gave her these.


Our first day at the beach , it was pretty windy and the water was surprisingly cold. That's saying something because I am use to the North Pacific Ocean.

Mazy at the park. She loved to stand and play peek a boo through this.

Mazy in her duckie bathrobe after getting all the sand off of her. Diapers and sand is not a good combo!

Christiana and Mazy going down a slide, Mazy was along for the ride but didn't really understand what was going on.

Christiana, Charlotte, Mazy, and me.



Jonathan (holding her) and Derran entertaining Mazy



Florida was colder than expected so she didn't get to wear her cute swimsuit. She enjoyed digging in the sand and "chasing" after seagulls. She cried anytime she stood on the sand without wearing her sandals. Mazy tasted sand once and had enough of that, which I was grateful for.