Sunday, July 10, 2011

Family Florida Vacation 2011 Part 1 of 3...



Happy 4th of July in Florida!!


Checkin out the cockpit...didn't remember this since he flew the last time at age ONE!


Got all my snacks and enjoying flying high in the sky

Our view out our balcony ...the beach was just a few steps away :)

Stuck my finger into Austin's birthday cake...couldn't wait any longer!!

My buddy for the whole trip!






Grandad got "Sand in his Pants,Sand in his Pants..walkin like a fool with Sand in his Pants"!!

Just got to the beach and already wanting to dig in the sand!

Grandma posing with all her Zinc Oxide on...lol

Enjoying the sand still

Playin with Austin

Still diggin'...

Baby Mr. Crab on our sandcastle

Ashlyn took me out into the salty water...but he loved it and couldn't believe it
Dada building the first of many sandcastles...I think he just wanted to workout

Dada went to take a nap with me and Mom-mie added a modification "Texas Aggies"

Mom-mie buried us!!!

Tryin' to figure out how to get out

Goin' Crabbin' on the beach at night

Lookin' for crabs !!

Still lookin....

Riding the waves with Dada!!

4th of July !!  And still diggin' !!

Happy July 4th 2011

Uncle Giggie and Aunt Sha-Sha waitin for the Fireworks on the beach

Layin on the beach chair watchin the Pretty Fireworks which I couldn't believe he loved them!!! Growing up I guess!!

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Doing some shopping at the HarborWalk

Where's MY SUNGLASSES Mom-mie???

Destin, Florida....beautiful water!!

Don't think I look good in these Mom-mie!

Lunch overlooking the Marina

Went on a Dolphin Cruise and I am so sea sick here and Jaxton was so tired he passed out...so this was the only picture I took even though we did see lots of dolphins and pretty beaches!
This was the toilet that potty trained Jaxton on our trip!!

About 4 months ago we started planning a Family Vacation over to Florida with Ross's parents and his Sister and her family and we just arrived back !!  We stayed in a condo which made it easy for us to cook some meals and wash clothes...which we did constantly!!  Everyone drove except for Jaxton & I which we flew.  I knew there would be NO WAY Jaxton could make the 9 hr car trip which actually took them a grueling 10hrs the first day and another 4 hours the next day...bad traffic for the 4th of July weekend!
We all arrived safely though and enjoyed a week of relaxation on the beach and hanging out with the family.  The guys went fishing one day and we cooked it up that night and it was some of the best fish I have ever eaten...Jaxton even liked it!! Maybe because it was SO FRESH!! We all did a Dolphin Cruise which I planned and then I ended up getting sea sick that I didn't even get to enjoy the whole cruise :( but at least Jaxton got to see the dolphins jumping out of the water!!  We mostly relaxed on the seashore and enjoyed the sun!  It is always great to get away from the same ole same ole at home for a bit ...but by the week's end we all were ready to get home to our own beds!!  The most significant thing that happened over the trip was that Jaxton is now fully potty trained!  He has been ready for a long time now but I thought it would of been easier to wait until AFTER this trip to finally get rid of the diapers during the day but come to find out he was just way too ready and being in a condo with 3 toilets for an entire week made the process so much easier!!  We are going UNDERWEAR shopping in the next day or so to make it official!!! 
I also separated all the pictures we took into 3 different blog entries so I wouldn't overload the site like I did at Easter...LOL !! 

Jaxton on the Seashore ! Part 2 of 3....










Family Beach Pictures...Part 3 of 3 !