Clearwater Aquarium & Pappy's

Playing with the water in the stingray exhibit...


Lunch. Maddie's first lollipop!

Dinner at Pappy's where Maddie met Timmy the hot dog...

Walking on the beach this morning with daddy. Odd attire - winter coats and boots!

Tampa Zoo

Penguins with Pappy.

Mommy and Maddie captured by a Fruit bat!

Posing like a penguin?

Up close and personal with Budgies.

More Budgies!

Maddie in a wind tunnel thingy.

Petting zoo.

The ride home.

Lazy Day

The day in reverse...

Maddie drinking some milk while watching a Baby Einstein before bed...


The family upstairs who are from upstate New York (Brad, Brenda, and Dermott) who shared their dinner of chicken, salad, and potatoes...

Maddie at Reddington Beach Park (she was MAD when we left and wanted to keep swinging!)...

A Bird Sanctuary near Indian Shores first thing this morning...

We woke up to a cloudy, chilly day. We headed to Clearwater after the bird watching and swinging to have lunch with Pappy. It was hot and sunny! We headed home and while Maddie napped, enjoyed some time at the pool. We woke Maddie at 4:20 - just in time for the clouds to roll back in. Oh well! She didn't seem to care and couldn't get enough of walking near the pool and on the beach, despite needing her boots, sweater AND Fall jacket. Brrrrrrr...it got cold!

Indian Rocks Beach & Sponge Docks

We made it! Maddie's first plane trip was a success, though she got a bit squirmy towards the end. We didn't get many pictures, so here's the best one (of Maddie, that is. NOT a good picture of mommy.)

Pappy brought over dinner last night and got to read Maddie a bedtime story, give her a bottle, and put her to bed. Maddie couldn't get enough of Pappy!

Today we went to Tarpon Springs to visit the Sponge Docks. We stopped at an aquarium where Maddie saw turtles, sting ray, snakes, lobster, and even got to touch an alligator!

This afternoon we played at the beach in front of our condo. Maddie didn't care much for the sand at first, until she figured out she COULD walk on it. Then, the fun began!

She even found some shells. She holds a BIG shell here, though it's just a part of it since it was broken.

Bedtime routine

Maddie caught a cold late last week (first time, we can't complain!) and daddy caught one this week. Mommy and Sarah aren't sure who was more difficult to take care of!

Here's some bedtime routine pics...

We brush our teeth...


Then head back to our bedroom, taking a second to look downstairs...


Check me out, my heart belongs to candy!


I was sick, but now I'm ALL better.


We're heading to Florida to see Pappy on Saturday, so we'll post some pictures next week!