Cold Weather Break

Steve's brother, sister-in-law, and nephew Karl made a getaway between snow storms in Minnesota and headed down to Florida for some much needed thawing out. First things first...the beach.

 Cute cousins.

Second best thing to do here, sit in Nate's room and play video games for hours and hours and hours at a time.

 Day and night.

 They didn't just play Wii. They played their DSs, iPods, and iPads too.

Kathryn liked hanging out with Aunt Deborah. They discussed topics such as how pretty the color pink is and other girly stuff Kathryn is into.

 Aunt Deborah painted Kathryn's nails for her. That is a definite way to Kathryn's heart.

They were best friends for the week.

 Bedtime cereal. Anything to buy a little extra time before going to bed.

 Lazy day at home with the water slide.

I don't understand why the Minnesota kid is the one cold and wrapped up in a towel!

 Karl is surrounded by crazy cousins.

 After water play they decided it was time to run up and down the sidewalk.

Kathryn has the best form when she runs.

 Every movement is over exaggerated which creates such a cute spectacle.

Unfortunately, I think she learned her running technique from me. I don't think it's quite as cute on me though.

The Meissner boys (minus Nate) were feeling adventurous so we went to Baytowne Wharf for zip lining.

Kathryn is always a cheerleader.

Steve would never survive with this set of rules.

We took a playground break at Baytowne.

Here comes bossy Kathryn.

Worn out kids.

Aunt Deborah had to go shopping for souvenirs for the rest of the Minnesota Meissners. We stopped in a beach store and Kathryn found a beer bong. Perfect for Oma.

 Couldn't leave Destin Commons without a quick run through the splash pad.

One last picture before we had to say good-bye. That was such a fun week!