the o'rourke's : Siesta Key

Here's our two big guys on the long drive down to Siesta Key! Galvan was sleeping so nicely in his seat:) We left Friday afternoon and drove straight through (BC was a trooper, thanks to Diet Coke!) and arrived in hot, sunny FL at 8 am Saturday morning! After getting some groceries and checking in the boys and I hit the beach while BC napped. It was an awesome first day that left our boys super wiped out, that seemed to be the trend the rest of the week. We would wake up early, look for shells, have breakfast and head to the beach. After lunch we'd go back out or go swimming in the pool. We found a new place to go for dinner each day, but it was always followed by ice cream or mini donuts! When we got back to our "beach home" we would down to the beach for low tide and the sunset. This was one of our favorite times:) The boys were busy all day long digging, building, riding waves, shell collecting, eating sand (just Galvan), and doing cannon balls into the pool. They also liked watching the pelicans and sand piper hunt for fish. We saw a manatee, dolphins and a crab...Declan beat feet out of the water with the first sight of the crab! It was an amazing vacation, we had a blast everyday and were sad to leave, but it's summer here and our pool is open! Now to start thinking about where our next trip will take us:)

Getting a push from big brother!

Looking for sea shells early in the morning.

Eating and playing in the sand.

Shuffle board!

Digging in the sand with mama.

Conall and dad shufflin'!

Reading a book before bed.

Napping on the beach.

This was right after he woke up, must have been a good nap!

Some more napping!

At Turtle Bay for dinner.

Our two big ones.

Loving the low tide.

Beach buddies.

Our happy little one.

Delcan wrote all of their names in the sand:)

All of us at sunset.

Could he be happier?!

Goodnight sun.

Ice cream! They wish it was real.

Conall helping to push while in the village.

Running in the waves.

I think his smile is saying..."I love the beach!".

Beach bum!

Splish, splash.

Building sandcastles with dad.

Beach baby.

The big dudes on the beach.

We were able to catch up with our friends Ashley (with her little girl Finley) and Abby (with Pierce), they both live near by. Ten years ago we all shared a studio apartment in LA! We've come a long way:) Pierce will be 1 on June 13, Finley will be on July 14 and Galvan on July 29!