Day fit for a prince and princess

 We woke early, headed to "Peace, Love, and Little Donuts" to pick up two mini donuts for Kate to eat at the park.  We arrived at the park and no one was there.  A little bit of time for our family of four to enjoy the park.  There is something about the warmth of the sunshine that makes you want to throw your head back while swinging.  At least both of my kiddos think so!

 Jack has begun pulling one leg into the swing and actually crossing it over the other.  It doesn't seem safe, so each time, I put it back in the hole.  I push again and up comes the leg.

Look, I actually went to the park!

We came home, ate lunch and went to the pool.  Knowing we were going to the beach later in the day, I told Kate she was going to nap while Jack took his afternoon nap.  "I am not tired," she argued.  I laid down to read my magazine with her, and this was Kate within five minutes.  Almost two hours later, I woke her and we dressed for the beach.

Grandma helped Kate on her sandcastle building.  

After a wardrobe change, Kate gave Grandma pointers on how the layout should go down.  

 Didn't they do a great job?  Just kidding.  This was next to us on the beach.

All smiles and sunscreen.

My two guys loving the wind in their hair.

 Jack found a chair that was just his height, and sat for a bit.  This was his first encounter in the dry sand.

 Daddy joined Kate for a few minutes in the ocean.  "We went up to our waists," Kate proclaimed after she got home.

 Still enjoying his chair.

 My pretty girl loving the Gulf.

 I told Kate to write her name in the sand.  The waves kept washing it away, so we giggled while she tried to write it really quickly.

 Grandma and Grandpa watched.

 Jack in the sand.  Not quite sure what to think.

 See, I was at the beach too!  :-)

The first beach day

Kate was dying to get to the beach.  Me?  notsomucb but we went.  We slathered the sunscreen on, suited up, and Kate topped it with her new sunhat from the Easter Bunny (that I forgot to mention before).  

 Not quite sure what to do with Jack.  He is about to walk, but he has been about to walk for a few weeks now.  So, I strapped him on and walked the beach while Matt and Kate played in the sand.  Heaven for miss Kate.

 Every so often I came back to snap pictures of what these two were getting into.

 That night we went to eat at Bayside for a fantastic fish dinner.  After, while Matt, Dad, and Susan finished their cocktails, the kids and I headed to the other side for a little Ben and Jerry's ice cream.  Trust me, I was in the right group on that one.  After snarfing down my ice cream, I gave jack the cone with some in it.  He found it rather tasty, too.  Maybe it was the crunch of the cone, but he polished off the rest.

 And just like that, both kids were in the spray fountains in front of the shops.  Yes, it is sort of an annual thing for Kate, and no, she wasn't the only one.  Many kids join in each night.  Jack even waded in and I had to as well, because boyfriend needed a helping hand.  When we pulled him out after 20 minutes, he was fighting to get back in.  Quite the water boy.

 Kate loved every minute of running around playing in the fountains.

Easter at the Club

We went to the Country Club of Naples' first easter egg hunt.  Kate was so excited even though we saw them throwing the Cadbury eggs on the putting green as we walked in.  With a little time to spare, Kate and Jack were able to chat with the Easter Bunny.  Kate knew it wasn't the "real" Easter bunny because he had on tennis shoes and she could see the zipper.  Smart kid.  For some reason, Jack does not share my fear of mascots.  In fact, he is quite interested in seeing them and touching them.  

 We were able to take a few shots of the family as well.

 Kate eagerly waiting for the hunt to begin.

 And she's off!

 Jack needed to see the EB once again.

 Cadbury eggs!  Kate gathered about 40.

 When we returned we logged in a couple of hours at the pool.  Kate is excited that we are here for two weeks.