Sarasota, Florida

One day at the family dinner table, I said I wish we could just jump in the car and drive to Florida. Daniel said, "Why not?" So two days later we loaded up the car and drove 20 hours to Sarasota, Florida. Daniel's brother Matthew and his wife Sarah live there, but are moving back here in a week, so this was the last time for a while we would have a place to stay down there. We drove in the middle of the night so the boys would sleep for most of the trip. It was such a smart decision. We pretty much just spent most of our time at the beach. We loved it. Ben was a little scared for the first week, but by the time we left you couldn't drag him out of the water. Tayrien liked to eat the sand and splash in the waves. The sand on Siesta key beach is like powdered sugar and so white that the ocean is so blue. We loved to look for shells and have quite a collection now. We found a new love in Sunni Bunni frozen yogurt. I did not want to come home. I loved the beach and the weather and everything. They are a city that appreciates and promotes art so I was in heaven. We took lots of photos and here are my favorites!

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