Wow!! I miss the ocean and the sun and the heat and the sand and the shopping... Okay but I am also glad to be home and sleeping in my own bed again. We just came back a 16 day trip in Florida. The kids were awesome, considering they had to spend the first 2 days and the last 3 days in the truck for the very long drive to and from Florida.
We had a wonderful time swimming in the ocean and pool, making sand castles, long walks on the beach and some occasional shopping. Our youngest daughter is only 7 and 1/2 months old so she won't remember much of the trip but we will definitely remember that this was the time she learned to sit up, clap her hands and had some really grumpy moments because of her teeth.
Our oldest daughter is 4 years old and might not remember much either but she was adorable on a few occasions as she experienced a whole lot of new things. I have 3 little moments that I don't ever want to forget because they were so cute and funny.
(1) There's a Fishy!! You can't stay for a week on the beach and not go swimming in the ocean. We decided to take our daughter. The waves breaking on the beach freaked her out so I picked her up and carried her out passed the breaking waves. It was still shallow but the waves coming in made it an adventure. I held her in my arms and lowered her in the water and we rode up and down with the waves. All the while, my daughter kept saying... Let's go home mommy." Just as I managed to calm her, a piece of seaweed floated passed and she screamed. "There's a fishy!!" I started laughing, I picked up the seaweed and told her it was just like grass. She seemed to have calmed down once again. I pointed out the buoys and fibbed that the fish stayed out passed them. Then I carried her into shore and sure enough a small fish swam passed my foot. Thankfully she didn't notice.
(2) THLORIDA We realized half way through the trip that our daughter thought that Florida was the condo we were staying in and not the state. And she pronounced it "Thlorida". Everytime, we went out and she wanted to go back to the condo, she would say "Let's go back to THlorida". I think by the end of the trip we managed to explain it somewhat because in the truck she started saying "This is all Thlorida, right Mommy?"
(3) Ariel's Grotto We decided that at 4 years old she might get a kick out of Magic Kingdom, especially considering her room at home is painted all purple and is decorated with all the Disney princesses. We dragged her all around the park for over 6 hours even through the rain for part of the day. The last attraction we went to was Ariel's Grotto. My husband kept muttering under his breath the whole wait about having to wait to see someone dressed up like a mermaid. I persevered and we waited for over an hour. When we finally got in to see Ariel, we were the last of our small group. Our daughter started off shy and walked over to Ariel and sat beside her. Well I don't know what Ariel said to her but our daughter started talking non-stop. She proceeded to tell Ariel all about her seashells that she had collected from the beach, how she washed them and put the in a bowl to play with. This went on for a couple of minutes and Ariel's reply just made her day. "Wow!! You sound like me, we could be sisters." Our daughter had the biggest smile. The photographer took her picture and then Ariel gave her a big hug and said "Bye my little starfish!" Both my husband and I were teary-eyed watching the scene take place. All the agony of waiting in line was all worth it. If you ask my husband now... his only regret is that he didn't get HIS picture taken with Ariel. WHAT A BRAT!! But that's why I love him.
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