Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Anna Maria Island

Last week we got to spend a full, glorious week on Anna Maria Island in Florida.  It's about an hour west of Tampa, between Clearwater and Sarasota.  It's stunning.


There are so many adorable houses and condos to rent that are on or just a minute's walk from the beach.  It's very family friendly, small, and just lovely.  I totally recommend going.  Southwest always has good fares to Tampa you know... and it's non-stop from Austin. :)  Who wants to go next week??

I've been telling people I'm in Florida withdrawal.  Seriously.

Her first look at the ocean on our first evening there.

Tatum had a blast.  She was Gramma's little shadow and such a BEACH BUM.  She discovered the wonders of a tube and was parked out in the waves 90% of the time, "floatin".


I'll spare you the day by day details and let the pictures speak for themselves.  Just let it be known that we spent every morning at the beach, swam in the pool and ate lunch outside, relaxed/shopped during Tatum's nap time, and ate good food/ice cream or explored the island every night. 

 
 The house Zach and I stayed in at Siesta Key.  We spent a few nights away to celebrate our 5 year anniversary coming up in July.

  
Our Anna Maria house, or as Tatum called it, her "Florida House".
 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Zach looks like he's on the phone WAY too much - I would recommend he cut back on responsibilities and run a simple bed and breakfast with the name Hogzilla Heaven (isn't that where they all end up, right?)

~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ said...

Looks like y'all had fun! I cannot believe how big she's getting! I am ready for a vacation to the beach too. Though I guess my life is kinda like a vacation and I have a river out the back door...hmmmm....