Florida Vacation 2012

my super star flyer, his fourth flying trip and last one with just momma and dada

 Ahhh! Finally got my pictures uploaded from our fantastic vacation to clearwater beach Florida! We went with some friends of ours and all had an amazing time. I loved the area so much to do for everyone. Will loved the beach, he didn't last all day by any means but he loved playing and digging in the sand, chasing the birds around, and jumping in the pool. We spent a lot of time at the beach and pool, went out to some fun lunches and dinners, went to busch gardens for a day, the {awesome} tampa aquarium, the boardwalk, johns pass, and much more.... also I think just about everyday I took a nap at the same time as Will, when he got up we would snuggle together, these little moments might be my very favorite from the trip. It was so fun to have a whole week with Will and it made it super hard to go back to work. The last time I had that much time with him was my maternity leave.He's growing up so fast right before our eyes and sometimes life gets in the way, it was so great to have 7 days to really take him all in. I'll have a couple more vacation posts, for now I'll let the pictures explain the rest of this one, enjoy :)

Willwill's first time since he was 6 months old at the beach

taking it all in

we found this elmo on the beach the first day, I tried to find the rightful owner but was unsuccessful, it did not leave Wills hands the rest of the trip, good find :)

my two sweet boys, I am so blessed.

hanging with momma on the beach, unfortunately mommas huge milk makers makes some pics unpostable

Luke and Kris have been vacationing together since they were little boys, hopefully we can get the tradition up!

Will got to split many of mommys mocktails :)

my sweet boy's smile with his chocolate milk shake

loves to dip his head in the pool

we even got a date night, salt rock grill was across the street from our condo and was amazing

Bump pic! 18 weeks

petting stingrays at the tampa aquarium

Lots of fish

our two cute kids

the aquarium even had a water park and restaurant outside, I was impressed!

catching fish on the beach, this lasted hours

Will manned the bucket from the gawking birds while the older kids caught the fish

On our last night we went out all together to the famous Frenchys grill on the beach. The food was awesome, I wish we could go back and chill here for an afternoon sans kids... sans prego belly, perfect drinking spot!

my cool lil dude

Tara and I

Ahhh I wish I was back there, snuggles from Will on the beach and sweet laughs, it didn't get any better

And lastly... what beach trip is complete without some family photos :)

Fun Days!

Some cute memories from my phone I wanted to document before this momma's pregnancy brain makes them go bye bye...

We've started looking for big boy beds, and mr big boy knew just what to do at the furniture store

Will LOVES smoothies luckily I make them often and we split one. Chock full of spinach, fruit, juice, and flax seed its a healthy choice for him!

We had a fun morning at the park the other day

then we were off to our library class, so fun!

Thanks Pintrest, for the idea to save egg shells

we painted them all then hammered them away, Will loved it! Now I need to make some egg casseroles to get more shells! breakfast anyone?

There are not many things that keep Will entertained at the store at 22 months old but the race car does the trick... well the race car and its buckles :)

sharing a fudgecicle with momma on a hot summer day

and "driving" tractor, may be a little sticky for dada next time

Will and his friend Cooper

We went swimming with some friends and Will was obsessed with their dog.

they were SO sweet together!

Will likes to bring toys to the table to watch him eat, these choo choos were giving kisses

hat boy

cheese

Sid the Science Kid at the magic house, Will and Bennett were too scared to say hi to him :(

My sister at 35 weeks pregnant :) in the shadow room

Will went down the BIG slide (3-4 stories) and LOVED it!