Key West!

James has been working in Key West, Florida quite a bit since we moved here. At one point, I wondered why we didn't all move down there and have him commute up here as necessary. When he goes, he normally stays in the military barracks, but last month, all the rooms were taken, so he got put up in a fancy hotel on one of the few beaches in the keys. He called me around 10:30 Sunday night and said we should just come down and stay with him for the week. It was SOOO crazy, but I booked tickets, e-mailed the girls' teachers, packed suitcases, and was ready to go at 9:00 Monday morning.
We had a blast! We went to most of the beaches on the island, rode a train around and learned more about Key West than we ever wanted to know, swam in the pool, went to the aquarium and saw sharks, saw several 3 foot iguanas running around, ate delicious Cuban and Italian food (not at the same time), and had fun being together.
Here are some of the highlights:

There was a magic show at the Toy Factory and then he made balloons for the kids--

Paige is so brave!

The hotel pool:

We were mostly excited to ride a train. We didn't know it was a 90 minute learning adventure :)

Douglas was great on the trip!

We love the beach!!