Next stop on our summer of travels: Anna Maria Island

After leaving St. Louis, we stopped in at home to see Josh and then the boys and I headed out again to FL. We planned to stay a week at my parents' house and relax, but ended up taking a long weekend to Anna Maria Island. Luke really enjoyed the beach and the ocean. Brad was still pretty little and didn't really take to the ocean this go around. There was a lot to do on Anna Maria Island.

First we found a place to eat and walked out along the pier.

Luke and my mom



Brad (we forgot a stroller so this was a quick Target purchase, we teased my dad about the pink butterflies)



We headed out to the beach and enjoyed playing in the sand and the water. Luke and I built sand castles and we braved the strong waves. There was a really sharp drop off just a few feet into the water that the tides/waves were kind of rolling back in and it made it really hard to get out of the water. I avoided falling thankfully, but not everyone was so lucky :)

Ahh, the life



Luke and Papa



playing in the water



Papa and Brad



Brad did not love the water!