((Why can't I type in the title line? STRANGE DAYS! ))

Hello from sunny Florida! We're having a grand time, and the kids will be on a sun/sand high for weeks to come. We're mostly sunburned and lovin' life. My FIL, aka Mr. Wonderful, brought his laptop with him, so I'm lovin' life at the moment also! We were so afraid that the rain we've had at home would follow us here, but it hasn't rained one drop! Having said that, I'm sure it will flood tommorow. Like biblical flooding.

Sam just returned from surfing with Daddy Pinkie and Jackson and informed me that he was stung by a jellyfish. He is rather proud of himself. Sophy is now crying because she wasn't stung by a jellyfish. We're a crazy bunch. We love pain. Apparently.

We spent the morning here and had a wonderful time. It's our third year in Florida to spend with the Big Kahuna, and the kids wait all year to return there. When we entered the water park this morning, the kids were chanting and rocking the car. It's was pretty scary for the parents. We went down every slide known to man, sloshed in wave pools, blasted through tunnels, swam through waterfalls, etc. We actually avoided the major crowds we've encountered in the past. It was super nice for the majority of the day. By the time we left, it was crowding up, but who cares? We were leaving. Pah.

As I type, Sophy is attempting to draw a Leatherback Sea Turtle in her memory book. Not that we've seen one, of course. She's wishing. In other news, Sophy is working on the tan of my dreams. How unfair is it that my 5 year old looks Brazilian while her mommy looks Norwegian. Or Irish. Or...well...white? I ask you, how fair is it? NOT FAIR. That's what.

Jack is really enjoying this vacation. He has really turned into quite the surf junkie. He's on the waves every waking minute we're here. I'm so glad he's old enough to enjoy this trip in a way he never has before....right down to the annoying surf slang he's throwing around like a really Anglo person. It's comical, trust me.

Sam and his red headed self has actually avoided The Royal Sunburn, and for that I am thankful. Lets just hope we can hold out.

I may not be able to update before we head home, but rest assured, we are having a ball. Tomorrow we're renting a pontoon and heading out to a sandbar/lagoon area in Destin to float for the day. Sam's sunburn luck may run out with that jaunt on the books. We're planning on floating from 9 until 1, eating on the boat, etc. Should be fun. We also have reservations for dinner tommorow night at the place we go every year for our "fancy dinner." I can't wait. They have seriously wonderful Italian food.

On the way home, we're stopping in Jackson, Mississippi for the night. We're going to the Museum of Natural Science in Jackson before we leave town. All three kids are about to explode with excitement over this impending visit, thanks to Night At the Museum. They are convinced that they will see a T-Rex that comes to life. I'm hoping not.

Better scoot. Dinner plans aren't nailed down, and I'm starving!

Happy Sunshine!