Time? What Time?

I think the sign of a successful vacation is when you haven't worn a watch for over a week. This is us. We weren't even sure when we celebrated the New Year - so we just kept celebrating...

On New Years' Eve we went to a First Night family affair in St. Petersburg, Florida (near Tampa). They use about a 6-block radius and inside bank lobbys, art galleries, and churches they either have performers or areas where you can make crafts (both for children and adults). On the park areas they have jumpy-things, etc. for kids and a special 'party' areas for teenagers. Down by their pier they had fire works and more performers. It was fantastic - totally the way to spend New Years Eve.

As if the New Year wasn't good enough - we found a beach - Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota that is rated as one of the top 10 beaches. The sand was so fine - it was like icing sugar. Seriously. We didn't think we were 'beach' people. Hah. A first has occurred and I admit - we were wrong. We are beach people. The kids played in the sand for hours designing and building varying sand castles and sand animals.





Today we are 'racing' Nani (Todd's mom) to Walt Disney World. She is flying to Orlando, we are driving and Tomas has decided that the first one there gets the first visit with the big guy - Mickey Mouse.

Happy New Year!
The once-again-watch-wearing-Carmen.