Monday, January 8, 2018

Ringing in 2018!

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The last day of December promised to be sunny and in the mid-60s – our best chance at a beach day – so we packed up chairs and blankets and headed down to Cocoa Beach.

We weren’t the only ones . . . lots of other people were glad to finally get a chance at some sun and sand!

A nice day at the beach!

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The sunshine felt great, and without too much wind, it was pretty warm.  Bryce bought a volleyball at the beach shop, and they started up a game at one of the sand courts by the pier.

After a while, we walked down to join them.

Playing volleyball 

They were having fun . . . although the sand could be tough on the feet . . .

or the stomach!

He dove for it!

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Watching a group in surf school . . .

Surfer School

They worked up a pretty good sweat on the volleyball court, and decided to check out the water . . . it was a little chilly, but not too cold for these Michigan boys!

Finally a nice picture of them!

Uh oh . . . somebody’s going to get wet!

Who's getting wet first?

I guess it’s both of them!

They decided to get wet!

We’ll just watch from here on the beach . . . nice family photo!

Enjoying this beautiful day!

Some of Paul’s family was staying in a condo just a little way down the beach, so we walked down and visited for a little while before we left, and then decided to try his Uncle’s recommendation for dinner . . . right on the canal at Port Canaveral.

Cruise Ship

There were some fishermen on the dock, cleaning their fish while the pelicans waited for scraps.

Pelicans keeping a close eye on the fish!

Dinner! :)









They almost don't look real!

We all enjoyed a great dinner, and then went home to clean up and rest before our New Years Eve evening entertainment.

We had reservations for two lanes at a bowling alley Sanford which included unlimited bowling from 9pm – 1am, snacks, and a balloon drop & champagne toast at midnight.

None of us are stellar bowlers,

New Years Eve bowling

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but we held our own and had fun.

Bryce has improved his form quite a bit compared to his grade school birthday party days!

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It was a fun way to spend New Years Eve!

Happy New Year!

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Nick was still standing!











At midnight, all the little kids gathered to drop the balloons,

Balloon Drop at midnight

and we all enjoyed our champagne or sparkling cider toast.

We were pretty tired, and had a 45 minute drive back home, so after a quick group picture, we called it a night.

Happy 2018!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Welcome 2018!!

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