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Like Elena's favorite storybook character at the moment, Junie B. Jones, she is officially a first grader.  Her first full day was a few days after we returned from the beach.  We had a special girl's evening out before school so she could choose a new dress for … [Read more...] about Elena M. Six: 1st Grader At Last

Besides leaving Mike behind while we were on vacation, we also left behind our butterfly chrysalises (or chrysalides . . . I actually looked up the correct spelling of the plural of chrysalis.  I love the Internet).  I didn't have high hopes of actually seeing the … [Read more...] about The Butterfly Post

Unbeknownest to us at the time, Friday would be our last day at the beach.   We hung around the pool in the morning, since we had plans to go to the beach at Grayton Beach State Park in the afternoon.  We came in for lunch, and the girls hurried through theirs in … [Read more...] about Last Day

  The weather Thursday did not disappoint.  After being cooped up for 2 days, the kids were loving the beach.  Elena set to work building a sand castle, while Eli and Olivia hung out in the baby pool, drinking salt water.  After the beach we hit the pool for … [Read more...] about Sun and Seaside

Wednesday brought more rain in the morning.  We knew it was going to be crummy for most of the morning and early afternoon, so we drove over to Destin to do some shopping.  I was happy to find a Zoe's Kitchen in Destin Commons, a restaurant I really liked in … [Read more...] about Destin & Good Company