We wanted to adopt this dog but Brad said no.

She liked it.

I took Cloe to the animal shelter to hear stories about animals.

...and then we saw a beautiful rainbow.

My dad died, we picked up his ashes and his flag for being in Vietnam...

But things improved when we got to hold butterflies!

Taking my nephew to the Museum of Play (off to a bad start).

Good morning Maria!

Everybody who was on the Florida trip (distracted from missing a few key family members by radiant sun).

My dad last week in Florida, with a cocktail, by the pool...he really knows how to live, even when he's really sick.

Eating mince pie (my dad's favorite and nobody else's).

A rose and a protein shake is also a pretty good Valentine.

What a Valentine.

Oh yeah and Uncle Manny caught some grouper (with a 9 foot bull shark only a few feet offshore).

My dad and Uncle Manny rode the bow.

The boat back to the mainland at sunrise with a sprig of wheat.

Uncle Manny is staying with us through tomorrow.

Cloe played with sweet seashells the whole time.

And he was so proud.

Brad and Uncle Danny helped Ayden reel in his first fish.

Marc, Roan, and Ayden came fishing at sunset.

This morning we took the babies to the beach and saw a stingray.

Brad caught two trout for dinner.

Golf carts on the beach with my dad on his birthday.

Pool party at our house, including tequila sunrises at 11am.

Ayden's first time in the ocean; he plunged in with all his clothes on.

Uncle Marc and Aunt Jess are here!!!

Aunt Kelly is here!!!

Brad caught a little fish and showed him to Cloe...she was confused and pet him on the eye.

And she gave her Grandpapa some shells.

...but then she got over it...

Cloe was really nervous about having sand on her hands (it was her first time seeing sand).

And she was like "Yo the ocean is nutz."

I took Cloe to the OCEAN

Cloe got to meet Uncle Cory, a long lost Cantlon.

Our house is nutz and also amazing.

We are staying on a remote tropical island of treehouses, like an Ewok village.