Having a Great Time, Wish you were here!

We are really enjoying our 4th (3rd?) annual trip to Florida with my mom this year!  Its been a challenge with two kids, instead of one demanding child traveler, but I think we are conquering the challenge with the grace that only mothers and Grammys have!  We've visited with family, played at a really cool boat park, gone to the library (E loves her books, and asked to go to the library specifically while we were here), enjoyed the sun and sand of Honeymoon Island Beach, and played in a few different pools.  E has made friends with everyone at the hotel.  We explored a really cool, little local health food store for some treats (yes, dairy-free for momma) and some yummy food.  Lu's been happy and smiley, crawling around, pulling up (geez, all the way to standing) and exploring new environments (everything looks new on his level), and all-around cheerful as long as we aren't in the car for too long--he's also enjoyed the majority of his naps in the "ride" which should be interesting when we get home and get used to routine again.  Traveling dairy-free has been interesting--I can't assume anything (learned that really early on in this dairy-free venture) and its hard for me to trust other people--I'd much rather read the ingredient list myself, rather than just ask someone.  But we packed a lot of food, snacks, and homemade goodness to be sure that I have plenty to eat (and I definitely have!). 

Phone pictures (sorry for the lacking quality)

Hanging at the beach

Our cousin

sliding at the park

the kid chose to have chocoate cake instead of ice cream!

reading books at the library with Grammy

fun with flippers!

I forgot to mention, somehow, on our second day, both kids ended up with fevers and colds.  We've still managed well, and they are feeling better--we found a health food store ASAP, and grabbed some homeopathic remedies to help E feel better, and Lu always mends quickly (poor thing has had way too many opportunities to show us that), staying hydrated by nursing!