Miami Beach, Year 3!

I love this time of year! We are on our annual trip to Miami Beach to visit Mom-mom and Pop-pop. Here are some notable pictures so far.

Poppy and me counting boats

Poppy, Olive, and Mommy enjoying the view

I'm lucky to have such a gorgeous wife. Too bad she has a trial beginning the day after she returns home :-(

Poppy waiting to help Mom-mom cut melon

Olive painting at 8am

My turn!

Poppy sharing a laugh and a kiss with Pop-pop

Kisses please, Mom-mom!

Ready for the beach

Poppy

Olive

Aaaaand we're out.

Christmas 2012

We had an amazing Christmas Eve and Christmas. Mom, Joe, and Gramma Jo spent the evening and morning with us. 

My mom and me

Mom and Gramma

Olive, Pop-pop, and Poppy waiting to eat the turkey

Poppy

I love Poppy's expression in this picture.

Sick of appetizers... where's the turkey!

Jill and Olive, who was not amused

Santa came!

Poppy's a little confused

They blend right into the scene, don't they?

Olive got markers!

Poppy found her markers, too. 

Poppy and Olive each asked Santa for a fire truck.

Poppy--What to open next?

I love this picture of Olive.

Poppy opening her book of 1,885 stickers.

Poppy is protective of her jungle treehouse.

"Here, have this!"--Olive

Olive's face was priceless when she walked into the playroom.

A horse...

 ...and a wardrobe!

Ahhhhhhh

And, finally, the videos...

Killer Cookies

By the way, my sister Nicki and her husband Jason are awesome chefs and bakers. This is a unique gift for the special people in your life. Create your own cookies to be delivered individually wrapped. Like chocolate and nuts? OK! Like bacon and jalapeño? OK! Like ribs? Sorry, but they're too big to fit in a cookie.

Holiday Concert

We all know how Poppy and Olive love performances. All the other kids were singing. I checked. Thanks to Nonna and Papa for the cute outfits!

Poppy and Olive

There's Mommy!

Tickle, tickle!

Can we leave now?