Jackie and Jerry

We also took an afternoon to go visit Jackie and Jerry, who were home from Tennessee, for baby Hailee's heart surgery. (The surgery went well, and Hailee is recovering, hopefully home in a few days.) It was fun to spend some time with them again. Their new home in Dunlap will be finished soon and we are anxious to visit them there.

Carol and Jim stayed at Caryn's house Tuesday night, so Caryn could take them to the airport Wednesday morning. However, we ended the night at Jai Alai and had a lot of fun.

Karla and Ric

Ric and Karla called to say they were touring south Florida and did we have an evening to get together. We did. Had a great dinner at Jason's Table 8 on South Beach. Caryn and Brayden joined us for a fun time. Ric was Mitch's principal, Karla taught the kids piano lessons many years ago. It was great to spend some time with them.

Baby Great Horned Owl

There is a Great Horned Owl nest with a baby at the Everglades Visitors Center. He is a real cutie. Click on the picture to be able to zoom in.

Deb and Mike

We did have a good time visiting with Mike and Deb after their cruise. We picked them up at the cruise line, then made a trip to Miami Jai Alai. Had a fun afternoon. Before we took them to the airport to return to cold Minnesota, we did a quick Everglades trip (notice the alligator just above their shoulders). And no trip to the Everglades is complete without a milkshake at Robert is Here.

Enjoying the Florida sun

Yup, Deb and Mike are having a hard time enjoying the "weather".

Valentines Day

Here's the King of Hearts busy as usual. It was a busy day. We went to the airport to pick up Deb and Mike and then Mitch (and Caryn) made blackened mahi mahi with mango salsa, mushroom risotto, Cuban coleslaw, fried plantains, and strawberry shortcake for our Valentines dinner.

Hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa's house

The swimming pool is a nice place to hang out. Brayden dons his hat and sunglasses (and keeps them on--he thinks he's cool!) and goes for a walk with Grandpa.





To cool off, just jump in the pool. Here are the "boys!"