Beach Baby

We survived our first airplane trip to Florida last month. We enjoyed a wonderful visit to Florida to see Grandma and Grandpa T. Rose was such a good girl on the plane. We had the Muppets movie on the ipad, plenty of toys to occupy the 2.5 hours, and snacks. She only cried during the descent on the way down for about 10 minutes. Her ears were bothering her and she was tired. Overall, she was great and we have the confidence now to know we can travel again.

In Florida, she loved being outside after a couple months of Winter. We went to the Naples Zoo, visited the park several times, and hit the beach. Rose loved the sand and looking for seashells. On day 2 at the beach, she overcame her shyness of the ocean and couldn't get enough of the water. She would have stayed in the waves all afternoon. She doesn't have much fear, so we had to stay close. On our last morning, we took a walk to the pier and were delighted to see some dolphins! She will even tell you that she dropped her green pacifier in the ocean to give to the dolphin. What a giver!

Feeding the giraffe 

Sitting on the camel

Climbing through the tunnel

Looking out from the pier

Looking for dolphins with Daddy 

Enjoying the sand on my toes

Playing with the sand

Loving the beach

Fun in the water

Wish we could do this every day

Can't get enough of these waves

No more pictures please, playing with my seashells

Sitting on the dragon at the park

Driving at the park

This past week Rose and Daddy were on their own. I had a business trip in England so Ryan was on single dad duty. They had a great time together and Grandma and Grandpa H kept her overnight one day for some extra help. We were all so happy that I got home safe. It was the longest time apart for us. There is no place like home seeing that smiling face everyday!