Anna Maria Island. Even on a cloudy day this is a beautiful place to be.

                               Luke, taking advantage of the empty beach decided to go naked

                                             Having a little fun at the children's museum

                                              Luke, trying his hand at being a veterinarian.
                                     This is the most realistic stuffed dog I have ever seen.

                                        I go to work and this is what they send me....Thanks

    
  I think Luke is a little concerned that the birds butt was so close...rightfully so ;) We handed Joel the cup just in time. Hey..if someone was going to get pooped on....I doubt Joel agrees

                                                  Luke and his friend the komodo dragon

                                   manatees and sea otter

                        This guy is not the least bit shy about begging for food. No big ego here.

After a long day at the zoo we unwind with a yogurt mountain treat, and a bath.

Enjoying a beautiful day at Lettuce Lake State Park hunting for some local wildlife. Turtles & snakes & alligators & birds oh my.

            Since we didn't bring anything else to feed the alligators we decided to sacrifice Luke

                             This smiley face will brighten any day. A Luke original (and first)


Luke and Isabella investigating mama turtle. How do we know she was a she? We were out for our walk and stumbled upon her trying to lay eggs on the side of the path. She was just beginning to dig the hole..Natures classroom how cool!

Luke deciding to cool down in the fountain at the zoo. Yes this is permitted... and even encouraged.

I don't know how well this will work, but this one is actually a video of Luke running around and around playing in the fountain.

                                              Luke getting to touch a snake..his favorite :)

 These pre-historic looking grass hoppers are not an exhibit at the zoo, but they should be. We were watching the monkeys when Luke spotted this guy and scooped him up. A whole group of people gathered around him to check it out.

 Luke's first A!!! And yes he drew this all by himself. He now can say the alphabet up to G, and recognizes a-d.

Ahhh, Grammy is finally here:) He had a great time reading and playing with her... And a few hugs.

Our first outing was to the aquarium, and Luke was excited to show Grammy all around.

                                                   Luke and Grammy watching the fish

                                                          Reunited and it feels so good!

I have lots more pictures of Grammies visit, and now that they are on the computer I promise to get them posted soon. Just wanted to give you all some time to enjoy these. Patty, I'm sorry it took me so long!!!