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my oh, so sweet canadian family surprised me by showing up at my work one friday afternoon. you sneaky guys! still can't believe you all (and when i say "all" i mean a lot of people) kept a secret so good for so long. the week was spent at the beach with tons of sun and water and sand, eating ice cream, making a "mak" cake that took two days! and watching my mother-in-law get darker and darker each day. she loved it and i loved having everyone here!

pretty much one of the only kids i know that actually enjoys posing for pictures. ah, what a delight. 

i discovered that my aunt violetta is very photogenic...

i would help guys, really i would...but i have to take pictures... 

if you've been tagged in this post but you are not in the pictures - well, that only means 

you need to be. so get your buns over here canada! 

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life so far...summer + water

so far, our summer looks like this >> water + sun + torturing forcing the dog to swim + polka dots added to florals + beach time + discovering jack fruit (!!) + buying a tanning bed to float on = a splendid summer

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life so far...snippets of spring.

sunday naps. 

love our morning walks

 and husband loves his morning coffee

 our beautiful ms.julia graduated. and we all celebrated. 

a lunch favorite - curbside gourmet

vagabondi. pretty fantastic. 

 baby urijah

 grandpa and mama

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siesta key. weekend trip. part II

a few more from our siesta key trip. we spent all the next day at the beach. reading, talking, planning, napping and people watching. even though we live so close to the beach and it's accessible - well, at anytime, there is something different and special about going away and calling it a "trip" or "vacation." 

oooh...that sand. i couldn't get enough. i brought home w(aaa)y too much. 

 he had no idea...and it didn't look much different when i finished! all i can say, is that his face was not burnt - and i cannot attest that for the rest of our flesh!

we finally got our oyster fix that night.

on our last day, we ate in a doll house with adorable colored furniture. enjoyed the last of the beach. packed up. cleared the shelves at trader joes and drove home. with enough time that evening to still relax at home. i'd say - a pretty successful weekend. need more of those in my future. 

until next time siesta key.

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