Memorial Day in Florida

Oh, Pensacola. Home, sweet, home.

We got off the road and immediately headed to Chuck E Cheese so that Ira could spend some time with his cousins.


Then we headed to Poppy and Nonny's house. Poppy fixed up the tree house in the backyard and installed a pulley and bucket for extra awesomeness.


The tree house was pretty awesome.


The cucumbers in the garden were great, too.


And more cousins! Ira had a lot to teach Mikey about hanging out in your underwear and playing with trucks.


We spent a few days lost at sea, but we had lots of fun on the boat.


So this is really a candid picture. Neither Poppy nor Ira knew we were taking this picture. They are just this amazing all the time.


Example #2 of the inherent amazingness of Ira.


We did some crazy tricks on this raft.


Well, not so crazy. But we were successfully dragged behind the boat for quite some time.


We found a little strip of beach of our own to hang out on.


Kirsten took a turn getting drug around.

Ira took a break from amazingness to take a little rest, though he looked pretty amazing while doing it.


Mikey and Ira had matching life jackets. Kirsten threw caution to the wind and went life jacketless.


Nonny, Ira, and Poppy on the boat. Everyone is still happy and unaware that we're about to be lost and out of gas and stuck on a sand bar.


Despite the hardships, the boat trip still had a happy ending, and we were back out in the sun the next day.


Isaiah wasn't too sure what to think about the water at first, but he jumped in after examining it for a while.


Ira had no hesitation about the water.


And Kirsten had no hesitation about jumping into a giant, floppy hat.


Nana and Josh also enjoyed the water but left their floppy hats at home.


After a long day of swimming, Izzy and Ira took a relaxing drive around the arcade at CiCi's.


Really, we couldn't stay out of the water. GG and Ira took a dip before dinner.





Ira loved GG's house so much he had a sleep over.


He really liked GG's giant bath tub, which he filled to the top with bubbles.


The next morning we took GG to the Exploreum in Mobile. Ira and I did some exploratory surgery with robot hands.


GG, Kirsten, and Ira learn about stuff.


They had the best play area at the Exploreum. There was a boat, a lighthouse, and a fish market.


GG is probably teaching Ira how to cook and clean a crab.


The ocean is made of balls.





There was fun for everyone.


Oh my gosh, look at that kiss.

A little more great-grandmother love.

More Spring Shenanigans

Ira's embroidery project. He made this beautiful elephant.


Doing a somersault at gymnastics.


Playing on an inflatable at a Nashville Sounds baseball game.


Posing in front of the Nashville Sounds sign.


Enjoying cotton candy at the baseball game.


Ira and Ozzie, the Nashville Sounds mascot.


Ira just couldn't get enough of the inflatables.


Making mustaches at the Pfunky Griddle with the Summers Family.


Ira has a picture with almost every member of his family in front of this sign. This restaurant might be his favorite place in town.


Posing with the Summers kids outside The Hard Rock...


and in front of the Schermerhorn Symphony building.


Papa and Nana came in town to see Ira's last soccer game. Papa played baseball with Ira at Bounce U the day before the big game.


Nana and Papa make a human tunnel for the soccer players to walk through.


Playing soccer is tough work, so Papa bought Ira a sweet reward. Ira put every flavor on his snow cone.


Ira made these beautiful flowers for me for Mother's Day. He is so great at cutting.


Ira also picked out this awesome princess wand...


and this snow globe for Mother's Day. I do not know why he chose to display the snow globe this way.


Making biscuits for me. I love his tiny little hands in the dough.


Notice he has flour all over his shirt and face...


and his booty too.


After my Mother's Day breakfast, we went to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens.


We had a little picnic.


And we played by the water. I had a wonderful Mother's Day with the cutest little boy.


Being so cute is tiresome. Ira was learning about camping at school so he had to sleep in his tent and sleeping bag.

We just returned from a great Florida vacation. We took hundreds of pictures so brace yourself for an upcoming SUPER BLOG!