Merry Maid

I rearranged Carrera's room a little bit. While I was doing that I vacuumed her room. Grace wanted to help me clean up. We are still in the midst of potty training so she wears her "big girl panties" around the house without pants, to make it easier for her to go potty by herself. While I was vacuuming up the colony of dust bunnies, Grace grabbed the vacuum hose and told me "no mommy, Gace turn (Grace turn)". I let her vacuum, and she got that one spot over and over, really well.

Dress Up

I am in the process of sorting and preparing to sell some of my vintage dresses. Dresses that I have no hope of ever fitting in to are being sold. After all, I will never have a 22 inch waist again. I brought out one of my 1950's tulle dresses and Grace was immediately drawn to it. She wanted to play in the layers of tulle. I slipped the dress (fully zipped) over her head and it fell to the floor. It was huge on her, but so cute. She loved playing with it.

The (Not So) Dry Tortougas

After being here in Key West now for a few years, I have finally made it out to The Dry Tortugas National Park. It was quite an adventure getting there. We boarded the Yankee Freedom around 7:45 in the morning and immediately ate some breakfast. We probably shouldn't have. There was a lot of waves and wind that day, which made some of us a little green. For 2 1/2 hours we were tossed around on the catamaran boat. Grace managed to clear the entire upper deck when she threw up on Brandon. We took her downstairs, where she threw up on him two more times before finally passing out. Luckily Brandon had brought a pair of swim trunks with him, so he was able to change his pants. He did have to buy a shirt though. I was thinking and brought Grace an extra outfit. She ended up needing it. Brandon gets the "Best Dad" award that day for sure!

After we got there we enjoyed the tour of the "Largest Masonry Structure in the Western Hemisphere" and hearing about the history of this old military fort that never saw battle. We enjoyed seeing the different types of birds that nested on the neighboring island and seeing the different shades of blue and green of the water. The ride back was much more pleasant, thanks to Dramamine. It ended up being a good day, despite the sickness.

Children's Parade

Last night was the annual Key West Children's Parade. It was a pirate and candy filled event that Grace really enjoyed. Grace had a great time waving and getting candy, but her favorite part was getting the bracelets. She was worn out by the time we got home.