Mallards and Manatees

The weather was absolutely gorgeous this weekend so I decided to get out of the house and take the girls to the Manatee Viewing Center by the Tampa Electric Big Bend Power Station, which is just up the road from us in Apollo Beach. There were hundreds of manatees (which I somehow failed to take any photos of) and the girls had a great time watching them float in the water and come to the surface for air. They also have a fun education center with lots of hands-on exhibits that the girls enjoyed playing with. The center is only open from January to April, but it is free so if you are in the area, stop by!

Curled Up with a Good Book

Evie definitely shares her dad's love of graphic novels. (My Little Pony in this case.)

Squishy Beads!

Darcy is a big fan of these squishy beads from Aunt Kim and Uncle Steve. They started out teeny tiny and grew quite big and bouncy and squishy in a glass of water. It's the simple things that kids seem to enjoy the most!

Christmas 2015

Here are a few pics from Christmas morning. Grandma and Grandpa were in town to enjoy the holiday with us, which made the day extra special. We spent the afternoon at Grammy and Pops' house, eating, drinking and simply enjoying the day together. We hope everyone had as nice a Christmas as the Mallard family did!

Mallards at Play

Grandma and Grandpa arrived yesterday to spend Christmas with us. (Yay!) Today Grandpa and I took the girls to a local park to get some of their pre-Christmas energy out!

Family Day at Common Ground Park

Today we took advantage of the beautiful fall weather (and Blake and I actually being off on the same day) and took the girls to Common Ground Park in Lakeland. Needless to say, we had a great time!

A Visit to Santa and Mrs. Claus