Beach vacation...Siesta Key, Florida

During the third week of October, we packed our bags and headed south to Siesta Key, FL!  We have been wanting to get a vacation in and Maryn has been asking to go to the beach so the timing was perfect since she was on fall break.  Our place in Siesta Key was wonderful!  We were on the 5th floor and overlooked the beach.  The weather was beautiful for the first few days and then there was a rainy/windy patch.  We still managed to have fun and enjoyed our first vacation as a family of four.  Maryn of course loves the beach and Theo, while I was worried about how he may react, loved it too!  Let's just say plenty of sand was consumed over the course of the week:)  It is definitely different traveling with two kids.  There were times of stress and lots of carry-out, but tons of laughter and memories made!

 Ready for take-off...Theo's first plane ride!

 Yummy sand :)

 He always had something in his hand!

 Making sand angels

 Yep, I'm a cool beach girl :)

 High-fives!

 gorgeous sunset

 Mr. Sandy Face...he looked like this most of the week :)

 On our second day wondering if we will survive the week!

 Having dinner at The Hub Baja Grill

They had live music and Maryn loved getting up to dance :)

 On one of the rainy days we made our way to the Mote Marine & Aquarium.

The kids enjoyed seeing the variety of sea life and being able to touch some little creatures.

 On our second rainy day, we found an indoor miniature golf place, Lunar Golf.  

Maryn and Jeremy played...I think Maryn won :)

 Wind + sun= us braving the beach (even if we were bundled up)

 Jeremy and his kiddos

 Loving the pool!

Our one and only family picture...such a great week!

All smiles :)

At the beginning of October we had family photos taken downtown in White River State Park.  It was a beautiful fall day and close to sunset so it was perfect.  We haven't had family photos taken since Theo was three months, so these were his one year photos as well family shots.  A mom at Maryn's school recommended her neighbor to me and I am so glad she was able to take our pictures on such short notice.  If you are in the Indy area and need a photographer, I highly recommend Tiffini Allen from Henry & Hazel Photography...she's great!!

 Look who is ready to cheese it up for the camera :)

Kisses for her little brother...so sweet

 Absolutely adore this photo!!!!!

 Oh and this one too!!

 This became a great game of peek-a-boo :)

 So precious...they grow up so quickly

 feet :)

 Here I come!

 I'm going to get you!!!

 Love my little family :)

September wrap-up :)

September slipped by so quickly!  Here is a quick wrap-up of the month...

Look who is cooking now!

Maryn loves playing with her chipmunks!  

We have all three chipmunks and the chipettes :) 

 I cannot believe that Theo turned 11 months!  He is crawling all over the place, climbing the stairs, pulling up to stand, and just began standing on his own for a few seconds at a time.  He eats just about anything you put in front of him, but his favorite is bananas.  In the last two weeks he has cut one of his top teeth and one is almost there.  Such a lovable little guy!

 Blueberry face!!

 Our little butterfly

 Maryn and her teacher, Mrs. C, at her preschool's Churchyard 400

 Ready to race!!

 Maryn's #1 fan :)

This photo cracks me up in so many ways! :)

keepin' busy!

Part of this week, Jeremy was in Texas so we planned activities to keep us busy and to wear the kids out :).  On Thursday we went to Conner Prairie with our friends the Murphy's.  It was a gorgeous day and Maryn loved seeing all the animals.  On Friday I helped out in Maryn's classroom in the morning and then in the afternoon we went to the zoo.  Jeremy's mom usually watches Theo while I'm at Maryn's school and she also keeps Stone (our nephew) on Fridays so they joined the fun.  It was a chilly day, but the peeks of sunshine warmed us up.  Hard to believe we had not been to the zoo all summer...the kids were excited!

We'll hello Mr. Rooster!

Giddy up horsey!

They let me out of the stroller...what mischief can I get into?!

Waving "hi"!  His latest new thing :)

Our friend Connor peeking through the apples

Maryn's turn :)

Checking out the bear!

Hooray!!!!

Absolutely love this picture!  They love hanging out together :)

We were the only ones on the train!  Not sure Theo was too excited about the ride :/

Mommy and her little guy :)

There's the smile we love!!!!