We visited Fort Matanzas while we were in Florida.

We had to take a short boat ride to get there.

The boys really liked the cannons.

And exploring the inside of the fort.

A couple of dolphins joined us for the trip back.

It was a pretty awesome unexpected surprise.

After the fort, we went to the beach.

Luke insisted that he “wasn’t going to go in the ocean”, but changed his mind pretty quickly.

Adam really liked finding seashells with Dave.

Dave and the kids built a sandcastle too.

It was a lot of fun and I was amazed by how much the kids loved the water. We left with some very tired kids.

That didn’t stop Adam and Maggie from getting right in the pool though.

Maggie loved leaning back in her pool float and signing, “la la la la.”

That night, after baths, the kids were spoiled with some Easter baskets from Grandma and Grandpa.

It was a really, really great day.