A favorite summer activity

Summer lovin'

Here's an idea of what Alex has been up to this summer:

Good read

The Fourth in Florida

Alex made his second voyage to Tampa this past weekend.

Cloudy skies and pouring rain interrupted our Saturday beach plans. Since we couldn't introduce him to the ocean, we did the next best thing. We took him to the Florida Aquarium so he could explore life under the sea.

He was fascinated.

After that, Alex wanted to swim like the fish. On Sunday, the skies broke long enough for him to do just that.

After perfecting his backstroke,

he mastered surfing

and basketball.

While exploring the Florida wildlife outside of Aunt Holly's pool, Alex encountered this strange looking "dog."

Despite the rain, we had a great weekend celebrating America's birth, cousin David's birth,

and four generations of family.

Jet plane, Part II

Alex leaves on his second airplane ride to Tampa tomorrow. This is what he looked like the last time we tried to get him to sit still for any significant period of time:

Wish us luck.