Florida (minus the seagulls)

Auntie, Sierra, & Gram

Playing mini-gulf on the best course ever!

Dad found this lizard frozen to death (it was a little cold outside) and tried to revive it. It did not work.

Kate & Ang

We took this picture while swimming in the ocean. Just kidding. We spent an afternoon at the Gulfarium in Destin.

Sierra not hating the bath tub for one brief moment

We found lots of little places for Sierra to play around San Destin

This looks more dangerous than it felt at the time

Loving the beach (and her beach hat)

Sierra & Mom

Getting brave at the pool with Papa Paulie

Rietema Christmas

The whole family

The grand kids: Sierra, Tate, Kaina, & Kylie

Yes, I am shooting a gun

Kaina

Sierra and Tate in a hot game of Pictionary

Meeting Kylie -- she doesn't look too thrilled to meet us

Finding our Christmas tree

She loves snow

Great-grandma Rietema

Great-grandpa and grandma Burgardt

VanDrunen Christmas

Ethan and Jamie return from Harvard for a little pre-Christmas fun (yes I know, it's pushing February and I'm just now posting. I have nothing to say about that.)

Florida

Video of Angela catching a seagull:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TjEQBzRLCec

Being Thankful

There is nothing quite as precious as the prayers of a child. Sierra's bedtime prayer tonight went like this:

"Thank you for mommy and daddy, thank you for legs, thank you for band-aids, thank you for the letter A and the letter S and all the letters. Amen."