Florida and the RNC

Wow, we are really are here!

Lots of people, lots of milling about, lots of speeches...

Still more speeches...

Ahh, a break from speeches.  It was so fun to play in the ocean.

Brian playing in the waves.

Didn't want to leave the beach...very fun, hope to be back some day.

Me and Paul are tight.

The balloon drop and we are done.

 

Silly picture. We were trying to make it look like I was walking with them.  I had a journalist come and take pictures...hope I never see them.

The Art Museum. I was thrilled to see a few Monet paintings!

A very interesting tree in Petersburg Florida

Two little love birds sitting in the tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g!

Check it out, a Monet!

This was pretty much the extent of the hurricane that we got. A lot of wind, but not too bad.

Annual Family Camping Trip to Alturus

Canoeing at Red Fish Lake.  Because of the fires it was very smoky.

The Sand Monster!

The Sand Angel!

Brian and I went on a hike by ourselves (girls don't like 9 mile hikes...weird) to  beautiful lake. Oh and the bulge in my shirt is water bottles. We froze them and tried to thaw them on the way up.  We finally had water about the time we got back.

Brian won't let me live down that he came prepared for bears...I mocked him. In the end, we saw a bear!

Brianna found a perfect perch to read a good book.

Elizabeth hanging out at the stream near our cabin.

It's marshmallow time!

You never know what you will be asked to do in our annual game of, Dare or Dare.

Clear blue water, not so clear sky. But a beautiful day!

Family Reunion 2012 at Heidi and Paul's house.

At the pool with Grandma and the grand kids.

Gavin (I think) the stunt man.

The non-swimmers.

Brian looking good!

Charity, the not so graceful cartwheel dive.

Just chillin...not sure Hayley and Heidi are happy?

The cutest babies!!

Travis the amazing jump off twist and dive.

Rustin wins the diving contest hands down!  Look at that form. Who knew he was such a gymnast?