"QT" with family

Let's face it - the beach is great and having your own pool is the best - but this vacation really came down to quality time with the family. It's so important to us that Josie grows up surrounded by the people who care the most about her so this week to just all relax and "be" together was perfect. Here are some examples of good times around "The Lemon House" (actually "The Lemondrop House" but Josie abbreviated it for all of us)...

Josie helping Lyla with her breakfast (while we were diving...thanks for babysitting Grandma and Tia)...

The girls all playing together...

Big thanks to Katie who spent the better part of her week being followed around by an almost two-year old...

And look carefully at Josie's face, I know she's thinking "you're touching me again Lyla, back away slowly from my cheddar bunny snack-trap"... Yep, there were a lot of kisses and cuddles (although never enough)...

A little light housework...

Some good ole' clowning around (words can truly not express the wit, charm, and absolute hilarious nature of almost-13 year old Sam - aka Frodo & Harry - thanks for cracking us all up )...

And when all the playing and laughing and kissing was all too much to bear, there was a whole lot of this...

So, three cheers for family vacations! Josie is *still* talking about everyone who was there!