Florida Fun!

We were so ready to go to Florida!  We picked a good year to go!!  After a long and freezing winter we needed the break.  We rented a house in Fort Pierce with the Silers.  We were about 20 minutes away from Nana and Papa (who rented a house by the ocean for the month of March.)  Em and AJ, and Rach and Irene were visiting Nana and Papa the same time we were there. So we got to visit them and go to the ocean. :)

  

Malachi loved playing outdoors with little clothes on.  I enjoyed the sun bathing!  That said, Malachi did NOT enjoy the beach :(  I was super bummed.  The wind, sand and big waves were too much.  Luckily Nana and Papa watched him for an afternoon so I could enjoy laying on the beach and playing in the waves.  Malachi and I both got the stomach bug before we left and poor Aaron got while there.  Of coarse the day he was sick was the best for surfing so he didn't get to go :(  He did enjoy the hot tub very much.  :)  It was great to visit with the Silers at well.

Over all it was a great trip!  Wish we could go every year!!

 

On the way to the airport!  Thanks Grandma Deal for the ride!

Here we go!  Getting ready to board.

                                               
                                                     He was an excellent traveler!

By the end he was getting antsy, but the flight attendant gave us juice with a straw and lid so he was entertained!  

     Waiting to be picked up by the Silers.  They got up at 3am in order to leave Virgina and be at the airport on time to get us!  Thank you so much guys!  (we quickly switched to sandals once we landed.)

The last part of our journey..headed to our house (about 2 hours from Orlando)

Cousin Tigist!!  She was a trooper and sat in the very back with all the luggage 

Reunited after 6 months!

We had to jump in the pool for the first thing when we got there!

Hi!

Papa!!  We hadn't see him for weeks!

Nana and Papa came over and brought us boiled dinner in honor of St. Patty's day!  Yummy!

    The next morning I awoke to the moon setting on west side and the sunrise to the east.  So beautiful

                                                                          Breakfast

Time to go swimming Malachi

"Okay I'll put my toe in daddy"

"ooohh that's cold daddy!"

"yikes!"

"Oh my!  Where is the hot tub!?"

We had a fish fountain and Malachi loved it and constantly asked for daddy to turn it on :)

                                                           Pointing at the fish fountain

 

                       I think Malachi enjoyed the hot tub better then the pool (spoiled at 15 months!) lol

Big boy helping sweep 

                                                         Playing darts in the Tiki Hut

We were under a tornado watch...so we went to the park to fly a kite :)

                                                 

                                                                       beach!!!!!!!!!!

Malachi sitting in a chair instead of the sand :-/

too cute!

guess what he is pointing at

"Ga-Ga!" (tractor aka truck)

Date night!

                                                 Swimming at Nana and Papas

                                                  Enjoying a smoothie by the pool

Papa~

Fresh squeez oj!

                                                              Sweet little tired boy <3

The pier at Jetty Park

Vero beach

I ended up taking Malachi for a walk while the Silers stayed at the beach.  He was not having fun there :(

Stinker :)

                                         The humidity made his curls so darling! <3

Walking the pier

Pointing at the pelicans

                                                Going to the Manatee Museum

Checking out the eel

                                                   Looking for fishies

at the Fort Pierce farm market

                                             Eating dinner with Nana and Papa before Silers go

Bye bye TG :(

bye bye Uncle Steven

learning out to "dip-dip" his chip

in heaven playing outside almost naked

Eating smoothies with Papa.  We stayed at their house the night before we flew out

One last swim

saying cheers to Cousin Bean.  Have a good week!