In June, we added an additional surprise to my Dad's Surprise 60th Birthday Party by unexpectedly showing up in Florida. It was a great night to show him how much we all love and appreciate him. Everybody said a little something, some roasting, but mostly toasting.Terry gave a lovely speech about how my Dad used to visit us in NYC and I tried to give an eloquent speech but ended up crying and blubbering. 
We stayed in Florida for 12 days in a whacky beach house on Anna Maria Island.
The beach came right up to our porch and we had an unobstructed view of the Gulf.
It was Paradise and Terry and I were completely detoxed from suburban life within 24 hours and then easily switched to hardcore Beach Bums.
We pretty much stayed on the Island the whole time and almost every day various parts of the family would come and visit.
Terry made Cuban burgers for the first time and we enjoyed eating three meals a day in our bathing suits with sand between our toes.
My mom spent her two nights and three days off out at the beach with us and had a vacation of her own!
Terry got her hooked on Vanity Fair magazine and we really enjoyed relaxing together, walking to dinner on the beach, and visiting in such an amazing setting.
Atticus had so much fun with her cousins. Here we are with my sister Jessie's kids, Julia, Hannah and Ian.
Here are my brother Josh's kids, Jackson and Caroline and Jeff's daughter Abbi.
The Gulf was so clear, you could see the bottom. Every time we went out, we were definitely reminded that we were visitors in the home of the many ocean creatures.
Atticus adapted to the Island lifestyle so well. Give her water and sand, tell her she doesn't have to get dressed for the next twelve days and that she can have as many popsicles as she wants...
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