Mini Golf at Congo River

On our finally evening in Bonita, the Sparkman 4 plus Grammie went to the new mini golf called Congo River.

  Lillian decided to crawl her way to the hole after putting her ball.

 Definitely not the next Tiger Woods.

Heading back up the hill for a do over.

  Running to her ball.

Lillian was referring to these as "waterfarts" all evening.

 Where did my ball go?

 Just like Mommy...

 Tiki hut putt

 Heading to the 18th hole.

We had a lot of fun.

Grammie's Boat

Everyone enjoyed a ride on Grammie's boat.

 Lillian and Aunt Abby were the first to ride.

 Next was Aunt Susanne and Madison

 Just chilling

 Finally Rob went for the last ride.

Beach Fun

A trip to Florida would not be complete without adventuring to Barefoot beach.

 The two girls were the only ones brave enough to wear their bathing suits on this breezy afternoon.

 Playing in the sand is always a favorite activity.

 Gathering water for her sand pile.

 "Come on Grammie, let's go in"

 Running from the waves

 Our happy family

 Back to the waves

 Just like Sissie

 The water was freezing but the girls did not seem to mind.

 After returning home for lunch and a nap, we came back to the beach that evening to watch the sunset with Aunt Abby and Grammie.

Off to eat pizza. Yum Yum

Roller Skating Adventures

As a special treat, the entire family (Grammie, Aunt Abby, Uncle Caleb and Aunt Susanne plus the Sparkman 4) adventured to the family skating rink for an afternoon of fun.

 A few rounds in the practice rink before tackling the big rink.

 With the help of Grammie and Daddy, Lillian ventured out on to the big rink for a few laps.

 Uncle Caleb helped Lillian catch up to Daddy- who got away.

 Off they go...

 Lillian's skates kept getting away from her, but she wouldn't give up.

My Madison- like a giraffe on skates. She definitely spent more time on her bum then on the skates but she had a blast. Aunt Abby was very patient with Madison as they VERY slowly lapped the rink.

 Back to the practice rink with Grammie to get away from the the people.

 "I do it myself"

 She her her own little shuffle and was quite excited to skate on her own.

 But skating with Daddy is better.

 Daddy's little skaters.

 The girls enjoyed taking a break from skating and playing a few of the arcade games with Grammie.

 Skee ball was the favorite game.
One throws overhand and the other underhand.

 Back to skating, this time it was Madison's turn to skate with Daddy and Uncle Caleb.

 Uncle Caleb, Aunt Susanne, and Grammie braved the competition and headed to the center of the rink for limbo.

 Aunt Susanne almost won.

A final lap around the rink before the end of the skating session.

 Madison and Lillian joined the other children for a few dances and races.

 Lillian loved racing around the rink in her socks, trying to catch the older kids.

Time to go home!