It's always fun when Grandpa comes!

My Dad came to visit from Nebraska and spent 4 days here with us. It was so great (he hadn't been to visit since we moved 3 years ago) and the kids loved seeing their Grandpa Taylor. He brought lots of fun stuff for the kids, which they loved, and we had fun hanging out, gardening, going to the beach, Nolan's baseball game, and catching up.

We also decided to head up to Tarpon Springs to the Sponge Docks since my Dad had never been and we hadn't been there for several years. 

There was this cool tile mural of a sponge diver on a wall.

  And we found this area that we hadn't been to before.

 The kids loved playing near this boat (the one in the background). They even found a few sponges on the ground under an overhang where we were sitting.

We also ate at a really yummy Greek restaurant, but I didn't get any pics of it because Logan was not cooperating.

Then we went on a boat ride out to Caladesi Island.

Island wildlife

These two bird kept hanging around while we were eating lunch. Once of them didn't have a foot (we nicknamed it gimpy) and the other followed it around and gave it food. We figured they must have been mates because they were always together. I'm normally not a bird fan but it was cute.

It was so great spending time with my Dad, and the kids were so sad the morning they woke up and he wasn't there anymore, but hopefully we'll be able to talk him into coming back sooner next time!