What We Found .........

.............at the airport.........

............. we were looking for the book store, and we found a Build-A-Bear store!  We went in to look around, but didn't see anything there that Taffy or Mikey needed, so we wandered towards the Arrivals Gates, and found...........

.......... Kev-Inn and his Mom - Mildred!  Kevin has been wanting to come down for a visit with his Mom for a looong time, and he finally made it.  They arrived late on Saturday night (the 16th of March), so we stopped at a Bob Evans Restaurant for a bite to eat and headed to the villa so they could get to bed after what was quite an exciting day for Mildred.  It was her first time out of the country, her first trip on an airplane and she had come a long way!  They stayed for a week - and it was a busy one for all of us.  We spent a day shopping and idling to give them time to relax.  We spent a day shopping.  On Tuesday we headed to Siesta Key....

... on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  Siesta Key has been voted the best beach in the USA for several years and....

........ it was quite busy there, but, as you can see, there was still lots of beach available.  We....

.......... strolled up and down for a while, and then....

..... Kev-Inn decided he was too hot and it was time to take the plunge!  He waded out........

......... quite a way and turned around to give us a wave.  Then I watched as a huge wave came in.........

.... and he was gone!  We all held our breath until..........

............ he finally popped up again and waded towards shore........

....... where he emerged looking quite pleased to report that he had dipped in the Gulf!  On our stroll back to the car.........

....... we discovered the Florida version of a snowman, which happened to be a sandlady!  We also saw....

.... a more typical sand castle, and eventually ......

........... we retrieved Mildred from the bench where she had stopped to enjoy the sunshine, and headed back home.  The next day was Wednesday and would be the halfway mark in their vacation!