Since Christmas...

I know - it's been a while since Christmas...but I'll give you the highlights.  The weather was delightful.  The hibiscus bushes at the front of the villa....

...were full of blooms in a salute to the Florida sunshine.  The water in the Gulf of Mexico was....

...gorgeous and warmer than usual.  The sand cranes.....

...were out strolling down the street while we strolled in the opposite direction.  We visited with ....

..Catherine (for those of you who don't know - this is Denis and Liz's daughter), Dimitri and Stefan.  We also saw....

Ashley was there, as well as,

...Matthew (their grandson) - who is just a few months older than our little Munchie.  And,

...his big sister Kyla.  Their father, Andre (their son) was busy helping Denis install a new flat-screen TV.....

..and they were so busy I never got a chance to get a good picture of Andre....that's men for you.  Poppa was out in the garage helping them re-design the TV stand so it would fit the new TV...

....well - they said they were working.  The gang left the day after I took these pictures leaving Denis & Liz alone again at their house....

..this is it.  We spent a lot of time with them, shopping and chatting and swimming and visiting....and (are you ready for this one Auntie Colleen?) watching Harry Potter movies!  When their last day arrived, we helped them with some cleaning and packing - the least we could do since they had been entertaining and feeding us so much.  Poppa offered to help them with a few small things at their house and got a list from Denis of things they would like to have done - if he has time - they have vacationers arriving on Feb. 6th.   Then we treated them to dinner at Red Lobster...

...took our final pictures and said our farewells until we arrive back in Canada early in April.  Poppa is over there now - I think he is cleaning the floor in their pool area....more on that later.