Clearwater Spring Break

What a great week we had in Clearwater, Florida for spring break 2022!!!  Beach, baseball, great food, fishing and most importantly some much needed family time!  We loved spring training so much in Scottsdale that we wanted to experience spring training in Florida!   Fortunately, the MLB ended a 99 day lockout just a few days before our arrival!   The players arrived at camp and practices started just in time for our trip!  Spring training games hadn't started yet but the practices were so fun and we were able to get be so close to all the action!  

We landed and headed straight to the Phillies spring training complex!  It was a chilly afternoon so it was perfect baseball watching weather!

Checked into the hotel and went straight to see the beach views!  Not too bad at all!

Then straight to the gym to work on their beach bodies :)

Cheers to a fun week ahead!  Vacations are the BEST!!!

Clearwater's Pier 60 is such a fun place with a nightly sunset festival including activities, performers, vendors and an amazing sunset!   The trampoline area was their favorite, and within minutes they all mastered the double flip!

The seagulls were super entertaining as well.  They were definitely used to nightly pictures!

The sunset definitely didn't disappoint!  

The next morning we headed straight to the beach for a morning of sand and sun!

In the afternoon we went on a guided inland fishing trip.  Our little fisherman, Mason, was in heaven!!

Wind blowing through our hair, a little spray of ocean water and cruising to our destination!  

We fished in 3-4 feet deep water for red fish and snook!  It was a little slow at first but when the fish started biting it was non-stop reeling! 

This was the first fish of the day and we thought it was big until we reeled in the others  . . .

Harps finally got in on the action and every time she cast her rod she caught a fish!

J's face shows exactly how heavy/big this fish was!

This fish was the winner of the day!  Crazy these big fish are hanging around in such shallow water!

Our morning walks on the beach, collecting shells, was a highlight of each day!  

The kids all requested to head back to Phillies spring training so off we went!  Successful day with all three ending up with a ball!

Seeing the pitchers warm up this close was super cool!

More fun at the pier!  These water slides were a blast!

The birds would drink water between each rider and then fly off as you slid down!  Made for some funny pictures!

Mason slid right on out of his swim trunks!

Jackson was a trooper and tried some of Tyler's oysters!

We all got in on the crab eating!

Harper started digging on our last morning and then everyone joined in!  Her little hole turned into an infinity pool beachside!

A round of family putt putt is a must at the beach!

Impromptu family pictures on the beach before dinner turned out so good!  Love this family of mine and love our adventures together!  With our crazy busy home life, a vacation is always good for our hearts and souls! 

Now back to reality and counting down until our next adventure together!

Chaos Champions!

 Congratulations to Chaos basketball for going undefeated in league and taking home the championship in the end of year league tournament!  These girls were so fun to watch.  They improved so much and played great together as a team!  We are so excited for Harper to finally have her turn being the champion!  All the hard work paid off!

Valentines in BT

Bella Terra hosted our first family Valentine's Dance and it was an absolute blast!  Wasn't sure how it would go over with the boys but we had plenty of activities to keep them busy as well!  It was such a fun night with so many great neighbors!

Love these Valentines of mine!

 

 

Love planning all our neighborhood activities with these ladies!

These two besties keep me laughing all the time!

Loved seeing these two dance together!  These moments are priceless!  But holy moly Harper looks way too old!

So many smiles all around!

Snow Days

Snow days are the best days!!!   We were beginning to think that we weren't going to have a snow day in 2022.  The weather has been unseasonably warm majority of this winter.  It was 70+ degrees the day before this snow storm rolled in!  January is a LONG month so a few extra days at home was just what we all needed!!!

School was cancelled before the snow hit as a precaution, so we snuck out to burn some energy with a workout at 5M.  Love that we have a place for the kids to run around on a cold, snowy day!

Back at home just in time for the snow to start falling!

Of course the Miller kids were out playing basketball in the cold snow!

Looking out our front window was magical!  It felt like we were in our own little Miller snow globe!

Sledding in our neighborhood is the absolute BEST!!!  We all tend to meet at the hill around the same time and it is so much fun!  The kids sled, snowboard, build snow people, have snowball fights, play snow football and burn so much energy!

Mason mastered snowboarding!  We need to get this kid to the mountains!

Sledding with cousins makes it so much sweeter!

Sadie loves the snow just as much as the kids!  The cold and snow gives her crazy energy!

Round two of snow days consisted of more ice than snow. We still got in some sledding but ice hockey was the big hit this go around!  The kids played hockey for two straight days in the driveway, street and at 5M!

We all LOVE a snow day or two but then are ready for spring to come!  Until next year!