Christmas this year was spent in Florida. The Mahnkes joined us from England, so it was a house full. Kayla and Julia of course, couldn’t get enough of everyone. Julia especially took to random snuggling of her cousin Owen.
80 degree Florida weather wouldn’t be complete without lots of time spent in the pool. Ryan and Owen loved to hang on Peter in the pool and they are really becoming good swimmers.
All the kids got to meet Santa, and it was K & J’s first time. Julia wasn’t too sure what to make of it all, but both girls really liked the candy canes that Santa’s helper gave out.
On Christmas eve day we all took sail. The girls mostly hung out below but seemed to have a great time down there.
When we arrived back at the house, we were suprised to see that Santa had come. There were four super smiling kids. We of course made everyone go swimming before we could open any presents.
Besides the Christmas craziness, we went to the pool a lot, hit the beach a couple of times, and had lots of fun hanging out.
It was really nice to visit with the whole Mahnke crew again. England is so far away, especially with little ones.