What did we do today … absolutely nothing.  Well maybe not nothing but close to it.  We did walk over to the Marco Island Farmers Market which is held every Wednesday from November to April.  There are quite a few vendors selling everything from salsas, jams, fruits, vegetables, crafts and of course The Happy Pickle….

It was a lazy morning today … sleeping in, swimming, Christmas crafts and movies.   Since the weather does not look good for the next few days, we decided to hit the beach for the afternoon to take advantage of the sun.  We spent our time looking for shells, building sand castles and just relaxing….

Since today is my birthday, I get to be the guest blogger!  We were up early, and found that Coconut the elf-on-the-shelf has been hanging out in our bar area overnight. I bet he was a big helper with all the birthday decorations too! We rented a 12-person pontoon boat today from Rose Marina, from…

It was a very late night last night so sleeping in was in order.  It was just before 9:00am when I got up and found the boys building Legos at the dining room table.  I went back for just a little lay down and soon I heard the sounds of splashing.  The pool was over…

It is really nice waking up and seeing water and palm trees from your bed.  Once I got moving, I found Cathy and Liam outside on the lanai and soon everyone else joined us.  We spent the rest of the morning relaxing and watching the pool get repaired.     After lunch, we got the…