Tink!

A rockstar to Sophia-MERIDA!!!

Meeting Belle!

Maurice! Played by Sophia :)

Our Guide for the day!

Headed to Magic Kingdom :)

Chip & Dale meet Soso & SJ

An abbreviated version of the campfire sing-along and meet the characters. Little bit of rain didn't spoil the fun though! We still had s'mores. Tonight's movie THE MUPPETS! A crowd favorite around here.

Dinner tonight!

We ate at Chef Mickey for dinner. Good buffet. Character dining. We saw Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto. The deserts were amazing.

We are here!

Rainbow Bread!

SJ ordered the grilled cheese sandwich...it was on rainbow bread. He was not impressed! Sophia ate it :)

Dinner at contemporary resort

Disney fish are stupid!

Steve showing the kids the fish he caught in the canal at Fort Wilderness. Note for future-personal watercraft is not permitted in said canal. Thank you Mr. Ranger for not throwing us out! We can still from bank.

Sunrise sandcastle!

We dropped Al off to catch a flight at the West Palm Beach airport...early this morning. Then, we headed to the beach for sunrise. Sophia immediately hit the sand to build a castle! SJ gathered shells for her. Teamwork!

Watching boats

We have a good spot for watching the boats gather! Start of day two launch here at Lake Okeechobee. Steve is in 35th place going into today.

Daddy's big fish Day one

Riding around the canal to ramp!

Sophia rode in the boat to the ramp from the weigh-in with her daddy. :)

We caught the Mardi Gras hat!

A fisherman from Louisiana brought throws to the stage!! It counts!! Caught throws every year of Sophia's life. :) SJ loves the hat. It says "Mardi Gras" on top of it.

"Hi" SJ debut for 2013!

SK took SJ up on the stage today. He actually said, "hi". :)

And we are off!

Waiting for GO TIME!

Walking to the pool!

Yesterday, we hit the pool again.
I told SJ to grab his sunglasses as we left the bus...he grabbed Soso's other pair. Mother of the year, I didn't realize until this photo he's wearing PINK sunglasses. All good. His eyes are protected and that was the point. Note to self:Make sure he grabs HIS glasses next trip.

First swim for year!

The pool was actually nice today. Kids and I met up with the Lefebres poolside. I have a feeling the snoring will be LOUD tonight. They were little fish in the water. :) Not really sure why Soso has hand making a number one...but to me it looks like she's picking her nose! Lesson here-don't pose to be all cool. It could backfire!
Florida is wonderful this time of year.

Observing flora and fauna at Okeechobee!

Sophia studies a water lily bloom for a few minutes with SJ. The middle of the bud was "rubbery and wiggly". :) We also had the bird book on board. Just identified a snail kite! So many birds here. Also, saw a few alligators!

How we roll!

Sophia loves the flat roads here! It makes for easy bike rides. Weather is perfect sunny Florida...sigh.

Okeechobee!

Steve invited us out for day one...I couldn't say no! :) already seen a HUGE gator. Kids are loving it. Birds everywhere.