Work and Play in Florida

Jason at Cocoa Beach during the sunrise

Our message to Evan "We love U Bev 9/13/09" - we missed our little man

Cocoa Beach

Apes, Dex, and Jason - Dex using seashells to cover some parts! ha ha

Dex doing his fake digging trick - yet another great shot!

Apes and Dex

Jason and I

Downtown Disney

Apes and I

The work crew enjoying Downtown Disney

A seafood restaurant inside the boat

Apes cheesing for the camera in front of our hotel fountain

Our hotel - The Coronado Springs in Disney World

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Florida for a work conference. It was a wonderful trip. I learned a lot of great information, enjoyed Disney, got some mommy time, and spent my time with my good friend April. The weather was so-so, but ended up being great towards the end of my 3 day stay.

The grand idea of it all was to have our husbands fly down to have some fun, after the conference. April and I attended classes while they were there, which gave them some time to do their own man things. Once conference was over, our destination was Cocoa Beach. Silly me, I wasn't thinking about the fact that we were not going to be near a beach, while attending conference. I am thinking Florida = beach. But after some discussion, we rented a car - which happened to be a maroon PT Cruiser. April and I named her Petunia for the weekend. By the way, it is no wonder that April drives a mini van - she needs the protection. Although, it was later verified by Jason that there was a problem with the foot pedal sensitivity - leading it to seem that April could drive safely! (Sorry Apes!)

We spent the evening, and the most of the next day at Cocoa Beach. We had no plans, other than to go to Cocoa Beach, and how to get there. We drove down the coast and picked the Holiday Inn with a GREAT rate! We were 1/4 mile walking distance to the actual water. We had an excellent dinner too. Jason and I woke up early and watched the sunrise on the beach. Priceless! It was so romantic. Cheesy, I know. Dex slept in, and Jason, Apes and I headed to Dunkin Donuts to recharge. Got our suits on and spent the day at the beach! I ended up getting scorched, which I did not realize until looking in our mirror at home.

Our little man stayed with Jason one night, then each grandparent for one night. It worked out great! I knew that Evan was in great hands. We missed him, and talked about him all the time. I looked at all the saved pictures on my camera, multiple times a day, while we were gone. I missed that little guy and was so excited to get home to see him. Waiting in the airport was torture! We got home, picked up our little guy, and mommy snuggled him and wouldn't stop kissing him. I had a great time, but was so relieved to home, on the ground, safe, with our little family together again. Next year, the four of us are going to Vegas to celebrate both of our 5 year anniversaries!

Time for update

Mommy's Big Boy!

At the zoo - mommy snapping a picture
before the train started moving

I was putting stuff away in the diaper bag - when I
was done, this is what I saw ....

Gooooo TIGERS!!!

Stud muffin!

Just waking up.

This is what I see when I go in his room! :)

His favorite - the Jumperoo

Smile!

From mad ...

.... to happy within seconds!

Happy boy!

It has been about 2 weeks since I posted an update. Not much has been going on with us, just trying to end the summer with a bang. Evan turned 5 months on September 1st, nearly half a year old already! We have had a few firsts in the past couple of weeks: our first trip to the zoo, first trip to the library, starting cereal and baby food, sitting up, learning how to throw fits, and most importantly - experience his first MU football game! He has now decided to throw little tantrums from time to time. Amazing that the child can have a smile on his face and be crying ... how does that work?!? He was actually interested in the football game, for quite awhile. He likes to watch the bright colors and movement. Mommy got so excited that she forgot Ev was sitting on her lap and screamed out loud! Guess he is just getting an early dose of how to cheer them on! :)

We have been working really hard on sitting up, in fact, he pretty much refuses to lay on his back or tummy so he is now wanting to sit up all the time. He is sitting up for a few seconds, but is still trying to learn to keep his balance for longer periods of time.

Bath time has become quite the laugh ... he is splashing more and more! We sing 'splish splash I was taking a bath' and he starts splashing around like a crazy boy. He loves to watch Baby Einstein and swing in his swing. The kid LOVES music - just like mommy and daddy! As a part of our morning routine, we watch VH1 music videos. He will just lay there and watch the movement, listen to the music, and relax. This morning, he decided that he was going to sing with them. It was quite hilarious! He also has a musical toy that we have played with for a few months, but I have to hit the instruments to make the music. Today we got the toy out, I propped him up in his boppy, and he sat and played the music on his own.

He is growing by leaps and bounds! Mommy feels like she is carrying a sack of potatoes when she lifts him. He is soooo heavy! His feet are now even with the end of his carseat, and he looks like he is almost out of his swing. We are wearing 6 month clothes, but some of the 6-9 month pieces are too big. We are already getting our costume ready for Halloween! I am lotoking forward to his first Halloween. But, I get excited about every little first thing that comes along!!!
And we know that we have many more to come ...