Sunny Florida

This past weekend we went to Florida. We had a great time there with lovely weather. We left on Thursday afternoon. After a painful time through check in and security, we finally boarded the airplane. Aubrey was a little feisty the first 15 minutes, but then settled in and slept the majority of the way there. By the time we got to the hotel in Venice, it was after 9pm and time to get Aubrey down for bed. This was definitely a challenge. It took about 2 hours to get her to sleep only to have her awake for 4 more through the night. Thankfully, she did sleep in late on Friday morning.

Once we were all up and moving, we met up with Jenn, Jeff and Tanner Fastner. That was not too difficult as we had adjoining rooms. :) We all went to lunch together and then hit Venice Beach. Aubrey absolutely loved it. We couldn't keep her out the water. She loved the waves but we had to keep a tight grip on her so she didn't get pulled out into the water. She played in the sand some, too. By the time we left, she was so upset and full of sand. But, within 5 minutes in the car, she was sound asleep.

Saturday morning we all went to Mote Aquarium in Sarasota. Aubrey enjoying looking at the fish but preferred just running around. She is so crazy these days. It's a challenge just to keep her within arm's reach. She had a good time there as well.

Saturday evening, Jenn and I went to the wedding reception for Sara Hovsepian. Jeff and Jeff were to come as well but our babysitter fell through last minute. So, Jeff stayed behind at the hotel and was superdad to Aubrey. He watched over Tanner as well. It was just fine until both kids were awake and crying at the same time. Luckily, I was able to get home and help him out before he completely lost it. He did a great job though and I'm thankful he was willing to take on the feat of the two little ones as I had a great time seeing and catching up with all of my old coworkers from my Summit days.

Sunday's flight home was much smoother. Not only was check in and security much easier...but Aubrey fell asleep 30 minutes before boarding. She didn't wake again until 30 minutes prior to landing.

We had a wonderful time away but are happy to be home, sleeping in our own beds again. In two weeks, we are back to Orion for Thanksgiving. We can't wait! (originally posted on Babysites)