Bowling and beaching

We drove two hours through a storm to arrive at the beautiful Indian Rocks beach.  It was perfectly clear and the temperature was mild.  Going to the beach was Kira and Max's favorite thing to do so it was worth the drive.

They ran straight into the water.  Thank goodness for bubbles!

Arielle had a huge assortment of beach toys for everyone to play with

Max said his "pimples hurt" so he took off his shirt

Beach babe

"It's the circle of life...!!!!"

"Take a look at THIS!!!

Max bowled a great round

So did Kira!

Max was very proud to move up from the 6 pound green ball to the 8 pound orange ball.

Struck gold at the bowling arcade!  How many ring pops can you get for 425 tickets (that were mostly pulled, not won, out of the game)?

Pool, play, pool, repeat

After a cool five minutes at the playground we melted and jumped in the pool.

Thank goodness the pool is right next door to Aunt Arielle's place.  We had the pool (aka: warm bath) all to our self.

Kira still does not love the [inside] of the pool, which is crazy considering her love for the ocean and running arounds water parks!

The perfect pool for Max

Kira enjoys playing with the pool toys outside of the pool

Shower time!

Kira loves sleeping in Aunt Arielle's closet.  She took her first, and much needed nap, today since we got to Florida.

The little girl in this picture was fighting with Max over who was going to get to hold Kira

For the love of sandals!  Max claims his flip flops hurt his toes and he needs "slip slide shoes" like daddy and Nolan.  Of course they do not make those in his size so after four stores he settled for these.  Pretty sure this sandal saga is not quite over.

Max insisted that Kira had a dirty diaper.  She did not.

One more swim before bed and before a rainstorm

LEGOLAND!

Equal parts fun and sweat!

Aunt Arielle and Nolan took us to Legoland!  It was a steamy day but we had an amazing and memorable time.

General Border!

Kira was such a sticky sport waiting for Max to go on all the rides!  There were a few tot rides for her but she was quite entertained just watching Max and exploring.

Nolan helped max win this blue dragon which he and Kira love very much.  Max named him "sweet puppy", but by the end of the day the eyes melted all over Max's shirt and Kira's arms and legs.  The Lego folks were super nice and felt terrible.  They tried to replace Max's dragon with an enormous one but Max only wanted his "sweet puppy" back because it was squishy.   

Max rejected the supersize dragon so he left with his defective melty-eye dragon and a complementary puppy.  Legoland also gave Kira a kitty; it was love at first sight. (Notice the eye prints on Kira's thigh!). We will be leaving Florida with quite the stuffed-friend entourage.

The Lego creations were awesome- they had everything from full size cars to world maps made out of Legos.

Ride on the Lego Nile

Kira loved the hieroglyphics 

The best part of Legoland was the water park!  It was exactly what we needed after a few hours of riding in the sun.  Kira RAN directly into the water.

So did Max!

Both of these kiddos were as excited about the little sinks as they were some of the rides!!

Full fledged big boy water slide!  

Lego island 

After the water park we hit up some more rides. These Lego firemen were just the perfect size for Kira and Max felt like a giant.

This car ride was so cool because the cars were not on a track, the kids could drive all over.  Max had a tough time keeping his foot on the gas, but he earned his 'drivers license' at the end anyway.

Taking flight

It was all fun and games boarding the plane until we sat on the runway for nearly two hours before our two hour flight.

Kira (and mommy) were so happy and greatful that there was an extra seat for this lap-child.  Max was equally happy and great fully for the airplane apple juice being in a can.

We picked up another kiddo on the way who wanted to babysit.   After four hours on the plane, one pee-in-a-cup emergency, and two number twos, we were so happy to see Aunt Arielle and Nolan at baggage claim!

Clearwater beach was amazing!  The sand was like baby powder and the water felt terrfic.  Max and Kira had a blast!!

This one did not want anyone holding her hand