The little red wagon

From Brooke1

As we carried our bag of beach supplies, a diaper bag, a bucket of fishing tackle, a fishing rod, 2 beach chairs, a baby and a toddler off the beach on our 1st trip, we realized there had to be an easier way. That, and another beachgoer not so subtley suggested (by persistently shouting across the sand at Matt) that we needed to invest in a beach cart. But, not any beach cart was sufficient for Matt. He hit the internet and bought the cadillac of all beach-mobiles at the tractor supply company. Now, we'll be able to haul up to 800 lbs worth of stuff to the beach with no problem in our red, metal beach wagon. Good thing Brooke is only at 25 lbs! Some kids get a Radio Flyer, The Palmtag girls a heavy duty metal beach wagon. Brooke loves it and it's already made it's first trek across the FL beaches.

From Brooke1

Here are the first of our Halloween pictures. Brooke and I carved pumpkins last week. I let her color the face and I carved what she drew. I also took a few pictures on one of our many walks. The Esplanade (a row of specialty shops and restaurants on the water next to our house) is decorated for fall. Brooke was especially fond of the scarecrows on the benches.

A Bee Movie

Brooke's Halloween costume has arrived, and, apparently, is a big hit. She knew just what it was and wanted to wear it immediately. She was a little confused about not being able to fly even though she had wings, so I helped her out a little bit. Brooke was also feeling a little musical that night and did some world-class drumming and singing. See the video below. Yes, that is Luci crying in the background. It's not a sound we hear very often. Poor thing was very tired.

Palmtag Girls

Enjoy some of the shots of our 2 Palmtag girls. This is my first shot at making a movie with our pictures. Just press the play button below the picture to see the movie. Brooke and Luci seem to be pretty taken with each other. Luci is all smiles when she sees Brooke is nearby, and big sister Brooke is very protective of Luci whenever we head out. If strangers get too close to take a peek (it happens frequently), Brooke puts her hand out and says "My Luci!!" I'll be adding to the movie as time goes by.