More from paradise.....

Is this the CUTEST nephew EVER?!?!? He is going to be a big brother in a few months!!! His first time at the beach and he loved it!

Almost every night, Papa and the boys went to the beach for some beach baseball. Even Nana got in on the action one night and caught one of the boys pop flies....pretty impressive. Here are some action shots...Drew going for a diving catch!

Jackson ready for the wiffle ball...

And Brooke.....insisting that I bury her....she loved it .

This year, Brooke really warmed up to the beach. She was not hesitant like she was last year, but instead explored and played for hours. Here she had gotten some beach debris and was twirling and dancing around the beach. It was so cute!

We love getting canoes and going thru mangrove trails. This year, Papa and Brooke were a team. We always say we're not going to "race", but it always ends up that way!

This is one of my favorite things we do....we see all kids on wildlife back there and it is so quiet and peaceful.

Nana and Drew were a team....Nana ended up doing most of the paddling because Drew was not quite up to fully committing himself to the task at hand :)

And....here is the winning team!! Jackson and I in our self portrait. We got the groove of paddling down and were in the lead in no time.

One night, we went on a sunset cruise. All the kiddos getting ready to cruise!

I know Drew looks really weird in this picture, but I wanted one with each of them and this is what I got...

And with Jackson....look closely and you will notice that Jackson in smooshing Drew who was kind of laying on my lap. Geez!

Watch out for that shark!

Our last night....Nana and Papa with all the grandkids. We had a wonderful vacation and thank you Mom and Dad for everything!

Rest and Relaxation

We had another great trip to Captiva Island. Jason couldn't make it this year because of his new job and we missed him! But, that didn't stop us from having a litle fun :) Our first day fishing with Capt. Jim. We caught some big groupers, trout, and snapper! We had dolphins coming up to our boat as we caught the fish hoping for a free handout.

Papa and his grandsons making a "tough guy" face on the beach.

Just me and the kiddos....it felt weird being there by myself.

If Papa was in the pool at the same time Brooke was, she was on his back! She would practically choke him with her grip and she loved every minute of it!

See the choke hold???

Now, it was also time to make our basketball picks.....everyone took some time to seriously contemplate their brackets :)

Brooke insisted on doing her brackets as well....

Jackson sprawled on the floor to study the whole situation...of course making sure KU would be champ!!

One of our favorite restaurants we go to on Captiva is Cheeburger Cheeburger....

Look who's taking the challenge of eating the 1/2 pounder for kids...can he do it?

He did it!!!! And he was still hungry!

Drew caught a little turtle in our bushes on our way to canoe.

The kids in front of our FAVORITE of all time....The Bubble Room! Our house is just across the street from this place and we end up eating there (especially desserts) a lot!