South Beach Miami has the bluest skies, most colorful tree lined streets, 
clearest water, softest sand, best shopping, and greatest Cuban food in America (which is not surprising since about 700,000 Cubans call Miami home)!!! We were fortunate enough to be able to pick up a business contract in Miami Beach so we went down there looking for housing. No luck there yet, but we did enjoy some much needed family time and moments of relaxation!! We stayed at the Chesterfield hotel right in the middle of the shopping district and only a block off of the beach. It was a beautifully decorated hotel in the 20’s Art Deco fashion with Japanese style floating furniture. 
Christina was a little uneasy with the elevator because you had to manually open and close the outside door and it frequently stopped below floor level, so we ended up taking the three flights of stairs every time we left and came back to the room. We spent most of our time on the beach and little time shopping this time.
clearest water, softest sand, best shopping, and greatest Cuban food in America (which is not surprising since about 700,000 Cubans call Miami home)!!! We were fortunate enough to be able to pick up a business contract in Miami Beach so we went down there looking for housing. No luck there yet, but we did enjoy some much needed family time and moments of relaxation!! We stayed at the Chesterfield hotel right in the middle of the shopping district and only a block off of the beach. It was a beautifully decorated hotel in the 20’s Art Deco fashion with Japanese style floating furniture. Christina was a little uneasy with the elevator because you had to manually open and close the outside door and it frequently stopped below floor level, so we ended up taking the three flights of stairs every time we left and came back to the room. We spent most of our time on the beach and little time shopping this time. 
princess of the trip 
all smiles
MOM...enough pictures, I'm ready for the sand 
shades of blue
me... 
that is REALLY cold when you first get in 
giggles in the waves 
We ended up extremely red in our un-tanned skins!
It’s hard to prepare for the intense sun with even the strongest of sunscreen, but thankfully we had a fabulously colorful umbrella that made sitting out and enjoying the breeze on the beach very enjoyable. 
Travis' turn to relax - wait, is that a WORK BOOK!!!!
We drove further south about 10 miles to Key Biscayne so the dogs could enjoy running on the beach too. Samson loves the water and chasing floating objects that pass by him in the waves.
Samson looking for his stick
We were all ready to head home and get out of the sun by Friday, though. And with an incredibly fresh and productive garden waiting for us, hopefully I can loose the 2 ½ pounds I found on the beach!!!
passing mom up
1 comments:
Hold the phone! You post all those fabulous pictures, yet you stick the innocuous little phrase "looking for housing" in the middle there! Be still my heart! Tell me you are not MOVING!!! I'm enjoying you FINALLY being less than an hour away!
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