since mommy and daddy "got together", there's always been a new year's trip. daddy likes waking up in a new city for the new year, mommy loves to travel, and now that you're a part of the family, you're our newest tag along. :)
{waiting to board TPA > MIA}
despite mommy having a terrible cold (and puking after checking our luggage), we skipped the long line at security (thanks to you) and boarded our plane to miami. you did such a fabulous job with the whole thing, including allowing daddy wheel you around in your suitcase stroller! (mommy can't believe she didn't get a picture of this!!)
your first flight was from tampa to miami. and yes, mommy kept your boarding pass! you took your first ride on a prop plane from MIA > FPO.
you got your first stamp in your passport and we made it to Old Bahama Bay without incident.
{this was your sleeping area for our stay. it made daddy very nervous!}
mommy and daddy tried to get you to sleep when we first arrived (you'd only napped for 30 minutes on the flight to freeport), but you were too excited! we went out to explore instead. the temperature was perfect, but the wind was chilly. we went to dinner early and then retired to our room. mommy and daddy watched episodes of "how i met your mother" season 1 on the laptop after you fell asleep. (room sharing is NOT FUN!)
our first full day (new year's eve) didn't start out super fabulously. while you were under mommy's supervision, you rolled off the bed and hit your head when mommy was making your breakfast. it was bad mommy moment #2! (bad mommy moment #1: at aunt cheri's house on christmas night, mommy moved the baked potatoes from the regular oven to the convection oven with you on her hip. not a bright idea! you touched the hot pan with your left wrist. there's still a little mark now, but i don't know if it will leave a lifetime scar.)
{how far you fell}
you cried off and on for about 20 minutes and after daddy scoured the interwebs and an expensive phone call to the pediatrician stateside, you were okay.
you were a little clingy for a couple of hours--we went down to the beach for a little while, but you weren't very happy, so we went to where you seemed happy.
we spent much of the afternoon outside our room in the grass, just off our back porch. the view was still beautiful, but it wasn't exactly how mommy and daddy pictured the vacation starting out.
things turned around once you went down for your afternoon nap. mommy and daddy escaped the confines of the room (with the monitor of course) and talked--above a whisper--about everything. we were on vacation from that point on.
there was a "special" menu for dinner on new year's eve, starting at 7pm. mommy and daddy originally considered the idea of hiring a babysitter for the evening so we could eat dinner later than 6pm, but after all of the "excitement" earlier in the day, we opted to have a family dinner, in the bar area (since the main dining area was set up for the festivities) instead.
{all dressed up for new year's eve. notice the fortress of pillows mommy built around you!}
mommy and daddy have never been big partiers, even on nights like new year's eve; however, this year we set a new record! we walked into our room for the night at 6:37pm on new year's eve. but we had a nice time and you were happy to be back to the room for bathtime!
full day two was perfect! we had breakfast (and lunch) at the beach...played in the sand...took LOTS of pictures...daddy got a massage.
day three was our last full day. it was filled with much of the same, except mommy got a massage.
{our dinner the last night at Old Bahama Bay}
{one last photo from our back porch. notice the pair of lounge chairs--that's where mommy and daddy would sit while you were sleeping. one afternoon we even laid in the hammock while you napped!}
on monday, we slowly made our way back to tampa. we all had a wonderful time, but we were all glad to be back home.
oh, and your souvenirs: a stamp and a tshirt. mommy and daddy got a map for their map wall. :) it was perfect!
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