Family Affair

We spent another weekend enjoying family, except this time, we ventured to the East coast to see Auntie Kevie, Uncle "Dog" and Cousin Jodi.

Once we arrived in Merritt Island, Skyler was greeted with lots of hugs-n-kisses and also a special surprise welcome from Ron, Debi & Jamie VanderBann, dear friends of the Family! The Princess wasted no time in finding the pool. Jodi, Jamie and Auntie Kevie joined her in all the water fun.

After cooling off and a tasty home made BBQ dinner, we all headed to the Brevard Zoo and took advantage of the Annual Summer Saturday Nights, were the park extends it's hours till 9PM. It was great to see the animals exhibits until dusk. I have many pictures to share from our evening outing, so please enjoy!

One of Sky's favorite exhibits, was the Monkeys. We were lucky to witness a one week old baby with it's mother. Skyler embraced it!

Then she fed some fish with Jamie....

and got to pet a friendly Lama.......

She saw a Rhino and told Auntie Kevie it was, "Dirty"! We all got a good laugh from it.

and Giraffes.....

Laying down to watch the Hogs close up......lol....

Took a break to listen to the Brevard Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Trio....

Sky is a huge fan of music, so pulling her away took effort......

But, all we had to mention was the Cho-Cho train ride and she sprung into action. The whole family rode towards the back, even GranLee!

Group shot taken by Auntie Kevie.........

There was plenty of wild life to see during the ride. Two camels came right up to the car! Sky thought that was super cool. Monkeys swung from branch to branch and even Ostriches were running around!

It was such a great way to end our visit to the Zoo!

We were all exhausted from the heat and walking, so we relaxed while the boys got the cars.

Our Saturday was perfect and we woke up Sunday morning enjoying another sunny day. Sky loved playing in Cousin Nikki's bed. It was sooo comfy, offering tons of pillows!

Breakfast gathering.....

The Princess helped Auntie Kevie prepare a fresh Spinach Salad with strawberries & walnuts.

Uncle "Dog" called it weeds, making Skyler laugh and repeat the word over lunch. She had 2 full bowls. The spare ribs were my favorite!

After lunch, it was back to the pool, before leaving back to Lakeland around 3PM. Did I mention Skyler's love for the wet stuff? lol.....

Sky loves to kick, so it was a splendid way to end the day! All that fun wore Sweet Pea out and she crashed as soon as we pulled out of the neighborhood. A huge thank you to Auntie Kevie & Uncle "Dog" for a marvelous weekend!