Our Gifts From God, Noah and Faith: March 2010

My 1st Vacation and The VERY BEST Vacation Ever (So Far)!!!

Mommy, daddy, and I took our first family vacation! We went to Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL!!! We had the most amazing time and those words actually don't do it justice. We had such a good time that there's not even words in the dictionary to describe it. We arrived in Florida on Monday, March 15 and stayed until Saturday, March 20th. Enjoy the following posts to hear all about our vacation!!!

Part 1: Getting There!

Gammy dropped us off at the airport first thing Monday morning....even before the sun was up! Mommy and daddy were all prepared for my first airplane ride and packed everything they could think of to help occupy me and keep me seated for our flights, and I mean everything. We had a separate suitcase that contained only items such as books, toys, dvd player and Barney movies, snacks, suckers, and other forms of entertainment. Blankie and Paci were given special permission by mommy and daddy to come on the airplane too (instead of being packed away in our checked luggage where they technically should have been but mommy and daddy thought desperate times may call for desperate measures and thought blankie and paci would help cure any mid-air meltdowns that may occur). After getting through security which was a breeze (minus my cups of milk and water having to go through some special testing), sitting patiently in the airport looking at all of the big airplanes, and waving to just about everyone that was around, we boarded our plane! We were packed tight in a row of three with all three seats being occupied and me on daddy's lap. This was leg 1 out of 2 of our flight down to Florida. We were in the air for approximately 1.5 hours and I was soooooooo good that I was given a new nickname, "perfect angel!" Mommy often calls me her "angel" but this time I was her "PERFECT angel!" I sat fairly still and quietly on daddy's lap the entire flight. We had breakfast, read a few books, and just looked around and the next thing we knew, we were landing in Atlanta for our layover! The layover decision ended up being a great one. It broke up our flights into two short/very manageable flights and gave me a break in between to run around the airport, say hello to hundreds more people, and get all of my energy out. We had a short layover, grabbed some lunch and smoothies and then boarded our next plane. We lucked out on our plane from Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale and were in a row with an empty seat. It was nap time so I spent all but 15 minutes of our 1 hour and 15 minute flight sleeping in mommy's arms. The last 15 minutes, I sat in my own seat and then......we were there! Seamless, absolutely seamless! Poor mommy worried for weeks all for nothing!

Looking at the big airplanes, up close and personal!My first taste of a smoothie, YUM-O!

Whoa airplane!

Da-da's kisses!

Amazed by what I see out the window!

Good 'ole paci and blankie keeping me content! We're almost there!

And we're here!!!

Part 2: The Swimming Pool!!!

The swimming pool, the swimming pool, the swimming pool is always where I wanted to be! The water was warm, the pool was fun, and I had a blast swimming with mommy and daddy!

Swim trunks, check. Swim cover-up, check. Sunglasses, check. Hat (turned around backwards like da-da's), check. Walking through the lobby to the pool.

Pool in sight. Running through the lobby to the pool!

Swimming with daddy:

Playing with my car.

Me and daddy!

Me and mommy!

ME!

Mommy and me, again!

Enjoying the best tasting watermelon!

REALLY enjoying it!!!

The (upper) pool.

One of the lower pools. (There was another lower pool identical to this one right next to it).

Part 3: The Sand and Beach!

Our hotel sat right on the beach and it was a very beautiful stretch of beach! The ocean, the sand, and the sun shining on both was all so amazing!

This was the first time I had seen the ocean and the pictures below capture most of those first few minutes! I LOVED the ocean! I wasn't scared of the water, the waves, or the noise at all. I would have ran right in if mommy and daddy would have let me!

My first sight of the ocean!