To celebrate David's last official Spring Break, we flew down to Naples, Florida, future home of Nan and Grandad. Even though it rained for the first three days, we had a great time! Naomi and Eliza loved the pool, beach, and sun. As we have had the world's coldest, snowiest winter, I forgot how much fun it is to be in a warm, sunny climate. Here are some vacation pictures for you to enjoy:
Eliza and Naomi
Eliza and Naomi
Naomi LOVED the sand! She ran around, throwing sand up into the air like confetti. She laid face down in the sand and patted it. She would have played all day and night if we would have let her.
Eliza in yellow, Naomi in orange
Naomi liked the waves too, but the ocean was really cold.
Lo and I took the girls down the beach to touch their toes in the water. Eliza waded into the ocean up to her hips and dove into the water head first, waves crashing over her head. I immediately pulled her out of the water, expecting her to be scared and crying, but she came out smiling and yelling, "BUBBLES!" (She called the waves bubbles the entire vacation...) She loved the water. I played with her as long as I could in the freeeezing ocean, then David took an even longer turn. She never tired of playing in the waves. She cried when we finally made her get out and play on the warm beach - even though she had cold purple lips and legs.
Dancing Eliza
One night after dinner, Nan and Grandad thought it might be fun to let the girls plays in the fountain on the boardwalk... that's right, my parents. Once we got to the fountain, we realized that someone would have to get into the fountain with the girls so they wouldn't slip and fall or run away from us, all wet and slimy. Just as I was about to beg David to get in the fountain, Nan (my mother... btw) rolled up her pants and walked the girls right in. That's right - my mother played in the fountain, fully clothed in public so that her grand babies would get to play in the water. Can I just say WOW?!?
Eliza on the left, Naomi on the right
Naomi
Here is video evidence of the fountain incident. It's about one minute -
Naomi, in perhaps my favorite picture of her since Halloween 2008.
Eliza with Auntie Emily
Naomi and Eliza in their Bay House t-shirts
Nerds
Naomi and Eliza, being "wild"
Naomi and Eliza
Naomi, Daddy, Eliza, & Mama - Naomi's face cracks me up!
Eliza, saying "cheese"
Eliza
Naomi and Eliza, enthusiastically watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Naomi loves to swing.
Naomi
Naomi
Naomi
Naomi
Eliza likes to sing in her swing.
Eliza
Eliza
Eliza
Naomi and Eliza
Naomi, in blue, and Eliza, in pink - these are their pajamas. We left the park tonight and almost immediately got ready for bed.
This is their version of hugging. They hug and put their heads on each other's shoulders.
Eliza, jumping on the couch in order to make her tutu float
Naomi, who often asks me, "Mama, I wear tutu peeeeze?"
Kiss your sister goodnight -
Naomi, Nan, and Eliza (you can kinda see Emilee and David in the background)
No, little boy, it's not a mirror. It's identical twins.
Eliza, pondering magnetic blocks
Naomi on a cow
Eliza kept trying to eat the fake food - yuck. It was hard to explain to her why she couldn't put the fake fruit in her mouth when every other toddler who came to play them chewed all over them. Double yuck. In the end, we just left the little kitchen area for less-tasty looking toys.
Naomi, preparing her food
Na was better about pretending to eat the food.
Eliza in the tunnel slide
More sand fun
Eliza
Eliza
Naomi
Naomi, pouring her "water", & Eliza, cheesing
Andrew rode with us out to Utah - he was such a big help in the car with the girls. They absolutely love him. Here he is with Eliza.
Auntie Chrissy and Naomi
Uncle John Kelly and Eliza
Naomi in Baby Andy's rocking chair - Baby Andy is her 18 month-old 2nd cousin. I started to take pictures of the three toddlers together, but my camera battery exhausted. Lame.
Eliza in the rocking chair
Andrew had his 19th birthday while we were in PC. We celebrated by BOWLING! The girls did not bowl, of course, but Naomi loved the hand dryer on the ball return.
Here she is trying to blow into the hand dryer...
Eliza preferred to "play" video games.
Eliza and Naomi
Eliza and Naomi
Naomi LOVED the sand! She ran around, throwing sand up into the air like confetti. She laid face down in the sand and patted it. She would have played all day and night if we would have let her.
Eliza in yellow, Naomi in orange
Naomi liked the waves too, but the ocean was really cold. 
Lo and I took the girls down the beach to touch their toes in the water. Eliza waded into the ocean up to her hips and dove into the water head first, waves crashing over her head. I immediately pulled her out of the water, expecting her to be scared and crying, but she came out smiling and yelling, "BUBBLES!" (She called the waves bubbles the entire vacation...) She loved the water. I played with her as long as I could in the freeeezing ocean, then David took an even longer turn. She never tired of playing in the waves. She cried when we finally made her get out and play on the warm beach - even though she had cold purple lips and legs.
Dancing Eliza
One night after dinner, Nan and Grandad thought it might be fun to let the girls plays in the fountain on the boardwalk... that's right, my parents. Once we got to the fountain, we realized that someone would have to get into the fountain with the girls so they wouldn't slip and fall or run away from us, all wet and slimy. Just as I was about to beg David to get in the fountain, Nan (my mother... btw) rolled up her pants and walked the girls right in. That's right - my mother played in the fountain, fully clothed in public so that her grand babies would get to play in the water. Can I just say WOW?!?
Eliza on the left, Naomi on the right
Naomi