Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Day 1 in Seacrest

new backpack!!!

and new suitcase!!


there's our plane!

mommy, did that man just crush our suitcase?

and we're gonna go up and up and up . . .

"mommy, why is that plane in the water?"

some snacks


thank you lady across the aisle.

will we ever get off this thing?

ready, set, go . . .

swim lessons have paid off!



i'm a big angry bear!

the end (of day 1)









Monday, May 14, 2012

Ready to go!




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Saturday, May 12, 2012

S - e - r - i - f






Jeff sent this to me yesterday. Serif wrote this all by himself. His only "help" was watching Jeff write an "f", then he did it! So proud.

One Year Ago

We are packing up and getting ready to head back to Seacrest, Florida.  It's hard to believe that this photo was taken just one year ago.  He is getting so big and so tall.  He's not even a toddler anymore.  I look forward to putting this years "Florida Vacation' book together and seeing how much things have changed since last year.

Years past, we have always driven to Florida.  This year, however, we had some airline tickets that we needed to use up, so we'll be flying down this time.  Serif has been counting down the days for the trip.  He's been so excited to fly.  I hope he likes it as much as he's thinking.  We've been getting him use to headphones so he can watch Finding Nemo on the plane.  The flight is pretty short, but he'll probably have just enough time to squeeze that one in.

I got a really good deal on a dinosaur backpack that we're going to surprise him with for the plane ride.  I picked up a few new books from the dollar bin at Target and we'll pack up some of his smaller favorite toys and some Highlights magazines for activities . . . and we didn't forget gum!  All of this should help fill some of the airport time and make the plane ride calming and enjoyable.  

I'm sure we'll be posting while we're down.  We plan to take a day trip to Cape San Blas and St. Joseph State Park this trip too.  We've heard so many good things about the area, but had a hard time committing the entire trip without checking it out first.  I think we're really going to like it though.  There is a lot of sea life, shells and even deer in the park.  It sounds interesting to be located at the end of a peninsula.  They have walking trails, boat and kayak rentals, playground, picnic areas and even campgrounds.  I think we'll plan a trip there next year if we really like it that much.   It's about an hour and a half from Seacrest, so not too bad.  Stay tuned!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Feeling loved




We went walking, played at the playground then went to the golf coarse tonight. This is my collection of flowers from Serif. It's been a very sweet evening. He's pulling on the dinosaurs tail and showing me how long it is.

Quote from the evening:
"Daddy, did you know that dinosaurs poop?"


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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Swim Lessons

so here's a video from today's swim lesson. Mr. Scott is teaching him to "swim" under water. the boy does so good he uses him as an example to show the other kiddos how to do it. yep, we're proud.


Thursday, May 3, 2012

Sweetness




Flowers from my sweet Serif. He's been randomly picking these and will bring them to me with a tilted head and sweet smile and "Here you go, Mommy." I hug him and thank him and tell how I love him and appreciate him. I am soaking these moments like a sponge.

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