The Sunshine State: Part 2

Scott was a little leary about the beach that first day, but we redeemed ourselves by taking him to the pool... which he LOVED!!! Here you can see him demonstrating his splashing skills... in Papi's face!!


We had tons of fun in the pool and played and splashed for quite a while (in 6 month old time, of course)
Once we had worn him down, we headed down the coast to another beach that Mike had recommended, and it was awesome! The sand was like a fine powder, and we learned from the first day that Scott needed a barrier to entry, so we used the pacifier to block attempts at sand eating, and he just played and sat in the sand under Aunt Elena's umbrella and enjoyed himself!


We stopped at Cracker Barrell on our way back from the beach weekend, and they had gator paraphenalia everywhere!! Dude, the gator fan, couldnt resist. We bought a gator outfit and thought we better just take a picture in this rocking chair, cause bringing it home on an airplane would have been an expensive event!! But he sure looked cute in it!!

After the beach, we spent time with family and Scott got to meet a lot of family and cousins and friends who hadnt met him yet! Scotts great grandma, Mama, has the magic touch with babies, and Scott immediately entered into the mama trance and was putty in her hands. It was too cute!

Dude and I left Scott with Grammy and went to Universal Islands of Adventure on Monday and enjoyed a day out! We didnt take the camera, but went on rollercoasters, watched some shows and did it all before lunch! The park was pretty empty, I mean: who goes to a theme park on a Monday the week after schools started!!! It was a fun day, and grammy and papi enjoyed the little guy while we were away!

Alyssa and Jenny came to spend the last 2 days with us, and we went to Kobe for a teppanyaki dinner. Scott was so entertained by the flames and show that he didnt fuss at all (usually resteraunts are an adventure). Scott loved his cousin Alyssa and she played with him and entertained him and fed him and bathed him and just took right over! It was so fun to watch!!

Scott loved the vacation, the beach and all of the attention! I dont know exactly how we are going to readjust him to only having me to pay him attention during the day! Thanks Grammy and Papi, Elena and Mike, Jenny Wade and Alyssa!!! We had a great time and we will be back as soon as possible!!!!