We left last Friday and came back on Tuesday. Joseph did great both flights and took some good long naps! We got into Miami Friday afternoon and Heather and Jim picked us up. We headed to Key Biscayne State Park just outside of Miami. They had a beautiful lighthouse there so we walked around there some and walked around on the beach for a bit. Then we drove down Ocean Blvd in South Beach but just drove thru since both babies were napping in the car.
Just arrived at the airport in Miami
Me and Heather at the lighthouse
Walking around the state park
Love the blue skies around the lighthouse
Lighthouse by the ocean
Love this picture of my sweet boys
Us with Heather, Jim and James - we finally got both babies looking!Saturday, we went to the heated pool in the condo complex and Joseph enjoyed his first swim! He did so great! He liked swimming around with me and was quite content just hanging out on his turtle float. It made me so excited for this summer when I can take him swimming at our neighborhood pool! Then Saturday night, we went with some of Jim's extended family to a St. Patrick's Day dinner at their yacht club. After dinner, they had some irish highstepper dancers perform (similar to Lord of the Dance) - it was so good! Joseph was so mesmerized by the dancers and the live band and did so great sitting there for a while!
All ready for his first swim! And I didn't realize it when I bought it but his little float was a turtle too!
Having fun swimming with the babies
Fun in the pool
Dressed up for dinner that night
The girls
Michael with his beer that consisted of 2 different types of beers that stayed separated in the different colors
The irish dancersSunday we went to mass and then back to the condo for lunch and naps for the babies. We had plans to go to the beach that afternoon but after getting stuck in traffic and realizing there wasn't a single parking spot to be had, we decided to change our plans. So that night we went to a local area that had cute shops and restaurants. The weather was perfect, so we got to eat outside at a yummy italian place and then got some ice cream for dessert. Such a nice evening!
The area where the shops and restaurants were
Nighttime shot
Walking around before dinner
Enjoying our italian feastMonday morning, we went to Gumbo Limbo which is a nature & education center. They also rescue sea turtles and bring them back to health before releasing them back to the ocean. They had a beautiful butterfly garden and observation tower where we were able to take lots of good pictures!
On the stroll through the nature center
At the top of the observation tower
Me and Heather with the babies
Joseph enjoying the stroll through the trees
All the pools where the sea turtles are being taken care of
In the butterfly garden - little buddies!
BFF
My sweet Joseph! I just love his smile here. (And he has 2 new teeth coming in, one on top and one on bottom...so that's why his hands are always in his mouth!) :)
Looking through a rock that was formed in the ocean and the hole is from a palm tree that it formed around
Pretty flowers in the butterfly garden
In the sea turtle park outside the nature center
A little more his size ;)
That afternoon, we went back to the pool since the water is heated and enjoyed another great swim
Having fun with Daddy in the pool
Ahh...this is the life!
Crazy hair after his swimThen that night we headed back to the beach to walk around some and take pictures. It was such a beatiful evening so we tried to take as many pics as we could.
At the beach
Our family!
Sweet moments
Me and my precious
The waves came in right as Michael was trying to get out there for a picture - as you can see he was quite surprised when his shorts got all wet!
But we got a picture anyways :)
Fun times with friends! The babies were much too interested in the waves to pose!
Look at those waves!
He got in a nice smiley mood for these pics!
Our last morning, Joseph and James had fun playing through the sliding glass door at the condo
All loaded up with the baby gear and heading homeWe had a really nice time on our trip and are so thankful we got to have a little vacation with Joseph and our good friends!
2 comments:
We had so much fun with y'all! My only wish is that we would have had more time together. You're such dear friends.
Can't wait for you to visit this summer in MN.
Love and miss you,
Heather :)
Thank you for telling about your vacation. I really enjoyed the pictures! You can't help having fun when you are with Heather and Jim. :-))
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