For the fifth year in a row, we flew down to Florida to stay with my parents in Port Charlotte. They rent a place there every year for 6-7 weeks, and we usually go down at the end of March/beginning of April.
Some thoughts and memories from the trip this year...
* The girls were absolute fish - Abby cruises around the pool without taking a break, diving into the deep end to get diving rings etc. Robin started out with water wings (even though she dropped the water wings on our last day in Barbados a couple of months back), and by the third day, she was swimming on her own and diving to the bottom of the shallow end. It's unbelievable what basic exposure to water does to the confidence and abilities of kids.
*** Some quotes...
* Robin "I can’t believe a 3 year old can do gymnastics underwater"
* When Robin was asked if she was going to tell Tita what she did in FL, she crooked her head to the side, waved her hands in the air and said, "No, it's too complicated!"
* Beth: "Robin, I can’t believe your swimming. You’re only 3! What are you going to do when you’re 4?"
Robin: "Well, probably I’m going to teach babies to crawl"
* Gram and Banka took the girls to a zoo. Robin remarked that the little grey, talking parrot was "clever".
* Banka (who loves to comb the girls' hair) was trying to comb her hair and Robin told him she only combs her hair once a day!
* Robin also came out with "holy crap" and "awww nuts". Also, instead of saying "fuck it" (she's been "cleansed" of that word), she said "bucket!" in the same context. When Beth asked her once, with a stern look, what she said, Robin replied "you know, bucket and shovel". She did the same with me, and said "you know, bucket, like a pail". Little shit.
* For the second year in a row, I brought my bike. This year, I did more group rides - hooking up with some guys from the Coastal Crusiers cycling club. They do rides pretty much every morning, some more up beat than most. On Thursday, I met Norbert (the other token Canadian, albeit more of a regular than me!), and together we made it a very energetic ride. I rode with him on Saturday as well, and we promised to get together this summer if I get up around Aurora for a ride.
* Our flight was diverted to Hamilton, Ontario on the way back. Another flight had blown a tire and ended up blocking the runways in Toronto. We had to wait a couple of hours on the ground in Hamilton, but the girls were very good. We didn't get home until 1:00am, after which I had to pack and get ready to leave for Vegas the next morning at 6:30am.
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