{"id":2007,"date":"2007-08-13T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2007\/08\/13\/pensacola-florida\/"},"modified":"2007-08-13T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T02:16:00","slug":"pensacola-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2007\/08\/13\/pensacola-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensacola, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERMreSJiI\/AAAAAAAACRE\/aEe8Es2SZwQ\/s1600-h\/IMG_9146.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERMreSJiI\/AAAAAAAACRE\/aEe8Es2SZwQ\/s400\/IMG_9146.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375162685957666\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The kids at the beach&#8230; playing in the sand and surf for the First Time!  Granna and PapPap were on hand for the fun.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERM7eSJjI\/AAAAAAAACRM\/kuXv-pxS0CE\/s1600-h\/IMG_9154.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERM7eSJjI\/AAAAAAAACRM\/kuXv-pxS0CE\/s400\/IMG_9154.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375166980924978\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Will had a tough time understanding the whole &#8220;sand castle&#8221; deal.  He was very interested in making mud pies, though.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERNLeSJkI\/AAAAAAAACRU\/K9tohZP6icM\/s1600-h\/IMG_9157.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERNLeSJkI\/AAAAAAAACRU\/K9tohZP6icM\/s400\/IMG_9157.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375171275892290\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERNbeSJlI\/AAAAAAAACRc\/DqMMHHp7j5o\/s1600-h\/IMG_9158.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERNbeSJlI\/AAAAAAAACRc\/DqMMHHp7j5o\/s400\/IMG_9158.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375175570859602\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Kate, characteristically, was interested in eating.  All the time.  The whole morning. <br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERC7eSJdI\/AAAAAAAACQc\/JT7CnbbrgPY\/s1600-h\/IMG_9167.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERC7eSJdI\/AAAAAAAACQc\/JT7CnbbrgPY\/s400\/IMG_9167.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098374995182233042\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Except for a few moments where chasing her brother became more appealing.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERDbeSJeI\/AAAAAAAACQk\/ugC314I3boU\/s1600-h\/IMG_9254.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERDbeSJeI\/AAAAAAAACQk\/ugC314I3boU\/s400\/IMG_9254.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375003772167650\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Once sufficiently full (2 eggs, 2 bananas, Kix cereal, trail mix, half a ham sandwich, grapes, and a cup of Gatorade &#8212; all before 11am) Kate found that she loved the ocean water. <br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERDreSJfI\/AAAAAAAACQs\/IY6pPnMSpSA\/s1600-h\/IMG_9257.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERDreSJfI\/AAAAAAAACQs\/IY6pPnMSpSA\/s400\/IMG_9257.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375008067134962\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The breakwater area was filled with small brown furry-looking things (see them in the water?)  I have no idea what they were&#8230; animal? plant? <br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERD7eSJgI\/AAAAAAAACQ0\/rrPNbxCB1Mc\/s1600-h\/IMG_9283.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERD7eSJgI\/AAAAAAAACQ0\/rrPNbxCB1Mc\/s400\/IMG_9283.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375012362102274\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The shoreline was a bit of a dip down from the sand edge and did not have the long, progressively deeper water (as we&#8217;re used to from years swimming in the Carolina Atlantic), but instead was more bumpy and quicker to gain depth.  This made it a bit more intimidating (less space for kids to run from the water&#8217;s edge and play with the water) but Will overcame this quickly.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERD7eSJhI\/AAAAAAAACQ8\/NQrHwvh-IgM\/s1600-h\/IMG_9297.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RsERD7eSJhI\/AAAAAAAACQ8\/NQrHwvh-IgM\/s400\/IMG_9297.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098375012362102290\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>We can&#8217;t wait to go back tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kids at the beach&#8230; playing in the sand and surf for the First Time! Granna and PapPap were on hand for the fun.Will had a tough time understanding the whole &#8220;sand castle&#8221; deal. He was very interested in making mud pies, though.Kate, characteristically, was interested in eating. All the time. The whole morning. 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