First day of second grade

Obligatory first day picture with La Tiny

Bryce and Em are right next door

Michael is in the same class again

All big kids: please report to the 2nd floor

We love a teacher that hugs

Getting right to work

I'm humoring you, Mom

Okay, one kiss, Dad, but then you've got to go

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New haircut

Teacher meet & greet

Vacation re-do part II (swimming with Manatees)

Crystal River

Our two mermaids in wet suits

Headed to the river...

Keep calm and snorkel on

Dad found one!

Close-up

Sophia floats above a baby

Big arms!

Three Sisters Springs

Scalloping in Steinhatchee

Our rain-postponed vacation is finally a go! So Far so good!

The lookout at Hobson Beach

The girls check out the Gulf of Mexico

Sophia on the lookout

Salty water, splish splash

You can't see the mosquitos in this picture, but they were THERE!

Up?

Check this out

Out we go

Look what I found!

Captain Bob

New sunglasses

Sponges down there too

Sienna helps too

Waves

Dad and girls

Snorkle

finding our dinner in the Gulf!

Can I drive?

Sienna napping on the way back

Do they have Ice cream?

Save the shells

Cooked with bacon...

MMMMMMMM

Paintin the shells

ready for a wind chime

Surf Camp 2015

Pallet Project

Now both girls are old enough to participate in projects, the family made storm window protection for the toolshed out of a pallet that Sophia and dad hunted down...

Sienna in charge of the white stripes

and Sophia the red stripes...

mom does the design

finished!

and Sophia's bottle cap collection get put to good use