Layin' like lizards

Almost one year after I started supervising an animation project (more on that in future posts), I delivered the final edited episode the day before Sweetpea and I left my Englishman behind to spend a week in the sun with my folks, sister and nieces. Given that the last couple of vacations I've taken involved my laptop coming with me and working while trying to relax, it was sheer novelty to get on a plane with a clear plate.

My Dad picked us up in Tampa and we basically have been doing nothing ever since. It's bizarre.

Here's a little pictoral update of the last few days. I'm working on an unfamiliar laptop, so I offer my lame excuses for any layout issues.

Sweetpea communes with the sunrise, and later goes shell seeking with the cousins.

Noodles on noodles.

After consulting on their fashion choices for the day,
two cousins decide on complementary outfits.

All three cousins dolled up for dinner out. Sweetpea ate more than I have ever seen her eat, including a bowlful of shrimp. My folks enjoy a brief quiet moment after dinner. I have a feeling they're wondering when we're all leaving again.

My gloriously gorgeous sister and niece hanging out in the waves.

Yours truly and Sweetpea enjoying a salty moment (I yearn for photoshop....)
And then try to take each other down.

Dad and I battle the wind with the frisbee.

Sweetpea kicks up some sand...

...and later grieves the destruction of a much-loved sandcastle. Life is tragic.

Except for wishing English Daddy could join us (hi honey), I think I could get used to this.