rainy days in Florida

Mom and the boys at the beach
this is us arriving at the beach....
Tarpon Springs sign- this town is known for harvesting sponges from the ocean. They have lots of cute shops and things. Howard Park is located in this town.
Jake is so proud of the shells he has found using his new sifter!

making a sand castle with Dad...
Hanging out after a swim...
going into the water....
Relaxing!
this sea gull kept a close eye on me so I took his picture in return...

the sand castle!

posing with the best sand castle on the beach!

Granny watching Uncle Joe make jewelry...

Aunt Mardy playing a game with the boys....
Dad and Jake, Mom and Josh getting ready to leave the beach..... the sticky-icky beach as Josh calls it. Bet we won't see that on a brochure anytime soon!
sea gull checking out the castle...
Josh had a great time once he let himself!
We had a rainy trip but we had a lot of fun anyway! The boys went to the neighborhood pool then when it cleared up we took them to Tarpon Springs to Howard Park- the first beach they went to when they were 9 months old and Josh ate some sand! Josh didn't want to get in a first- he said it was too bright outside-guess the clouds and rain had gotten to the poor boy! LOL! I finally pursuaded him to put on his sunglasses and try to have fun. He's a stinker lately when it comes to anything besides video games!!! He finally relaxed and went a long with us. We all swam in the water and played in the sand. Dad and the boys built a great sandcastle. Josh declared on the way home that the beach wasn't that great because it was sticky and sandy and he'd really rather go to the pool next time.... or Stop and Play- the indoor arcade and miniature golf they went to when it was rainy and we needed to get them out of the house.