Wednesday & Thursday in Tampa

Not too many pictures from these days, unfortunately.  On Wednesday, we headed out to the 'burbs to see brand-new baby Callie.  Danielle's sister Candace gave birth on Sunday (the day we arrived) so we got to see the newest member of the family!  She is teeny-tiny (at least compared to our big bruiser boys) and super cute with tons of dark hair.  We were too busy talking and catching up with Danielle and Candace and their mom, Renee, to take any pictures.  Sorry!

Then we headed over to Danielle's mom's house for a quick dip in her pool.  I thought Dan would be way more excited about swimming than he actually was, so our fun day in the pool turned into a not-so-fun 30 minutes of trying to coax him into the water.  Oh, well--Ben splashed around with me and seemed to enjoy himself.

After naps, we headed back to Kate Jackson Park but the water fountains were being repaired so we had to settle for the playground.  The boys were very tuckered out that night and went to bed without a peep.

On Thursday, we tried to go to the library but it wasn't open until noon, so we just played on the playground for awhile.  I love the playgrounds in Tampa--most have a giant canvas shade stretched over the top so this sun-phobic mom didn't have to worry for once!  I wish the playgrounds around here had that feature!

After lunch, we headed to the airport.  No delays this time, so our travel experience was much smoother on the return trip.  We had a great time on our 4-day getaway.  A big thank you to Lauren and Jesse for hosting us and to Danielle for giving us lots of great activity suggestions.  Can't wait for the next trip!

Here are a few pictures (from Tuesday judging by Ben's outfit) since I know that most people just want to see pictures of the pals:

Is it just me or is the basketball the same shape as his head?