We went to Flager Beach with the boys the day after Christmas. The water was quite cold, but Ethan still wanted to get in! Dylan was surprisingly hesitant when the water washed up to his feet (he normally loves anything having to do with water!) He didn't really enjoy getting his feet dirty in the sand either...but I am thinking that will change after he gets to play in it. If we make back to Florida in summer 2008, I'm sure Dylan will come to love the beach just as much as Ethan does.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I have to say, I love the warm winters that Florida offers. Dan, the boys and I were able to enjoy Papa's hot tub on Christmas Eve (after he warmed it to 104!) It was great!





Ethan was very excited and had fun getting ready for Santa. As Papa does not have a fire place, we had to put Papa's very old, and very special magic Santa key outside. Only Santa's magic could make it open Papa's door.




The boys were excited once morning came and they knew Santa had found them in Florida. I'll admit that Dylan had no idea what was going on, but he followed big brother's lead and got into tearing the wrapping paper off his presents!

We are celebrating Christmas in Florida this year, staying with my parents in Palm Coast. The Florida weather is a wonderful change of pace from the cold, wet Belgian winter we are in the middle of!

The boys and I flew from Brussels to Phillie on 12 December, and spent 4 days with my sister and her famly in Pennsylvania. Once the boys and I were over our jet lag, we flew down to Florida, where Dan caught up with us. We spent a few days at Disney World with my parents. The boys had a blast! What a great way to get into the holiday season.

After Disney, Dan, the boys and I went to Valdosta, Georgia and spent a few days with our good friends the Sweets and visited with some of our old friends. Ethan was thrilled to spend time with his buddy Ryan and his friend Danielle.

O.K. I will admit I am a BAD blogger!! My New Year's resolution will be to update this blog much more often!!

The Christmas season is in full swing here in Europe. One of the best things to do this time of year is visit all the Christmas markets. They are wonderful! Dylan and I went to Brugge last week and spent the day exploring their market. The city was decorated and we enjoyed just walking around. Dylan enjoyed all the treats! Here are a few pictures of the city that day:

It is getting cold here in Belgium (makes me miss those warm South Georgia winters!!). Dylan was in need of a new hat and we found the perfect one. He loves hats, and wanted to wear it all day...even in the house!

We eventually had to take it off his head because he was sweating!