Spring Break Snipets

We've returned from a super fun Spring Break week in Miami!  It was jam packed with activities and lots of quality time with family and friends.  Here's a quick recap:

Goofy leprechauns waiting for our flight to MIA.

 The kids were eager to hop in Nana and Papa G's hot tub!

We were lucky to be in town for the Pinecrest Gardens Eggstravaganza.

And the main reason for our visit was to attend Ron's sister's wedding!  Everything was absolutely gorgeous...especially the brides.  Stunning!

We spent an evening at the Miami-Dade Youth Fair.

It's a little difficult to eat corn on the cob when you're missing so many teeth, but she accepted that challenge!

Mom and Dad unknowingly photobombing our selfie as they try to figure out how to take their own. :)

J-bird milked a cow.

Even thought it was cooler than normal, the kids spent a lot of time in Nana and Papa T's pool.

 Lunch with friends...

Dinner and drinks with friends...."5 limes!"

An impromptu lunch with Liane and the kids.

 Birthday celebrations....Madison is 10!

 More lounging in the pool (even though he was shivering).

...and Easter egg decorating.

 It was a fantastic week and we can't wait until our next visit!

Our Horse-Obsessed 5-Year-Old

This past year, we implemented the birthday-parties-every-other-year-rule.  With the kids being only 18 months apart, that meant I was planning a party every 6 months.  That got tiresome...and expensive.  Instead of a party this year, Jonathan decided he wanted to go horseback riding.  He has been smitten by horses for a while and he is definitely our animal lover (although, Kaitlyn does say she wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up, she has a fear of dogs...and cats...and camels.  Go figure.).

Jonathan turned 5 in August, but we couldn't get an appointment at the farm we were interested in until early November.  (Yes, I'm a wee bit behind on my blogging.)  He had an amazing time and it was so much fun to see him having the time of his life. I'm sure he's still plotting a way buy a horse trailer and convince us that the HOA would be OK with a horse in our back yard. 

"Angel" was the horse assigned to Jonathan.  They quickly became best buds!