Florida 2011

We had another awesome Spring Break trip to New Smyrna Beach, Florida this year! We took off on Thursday around 1:00 and drove straight through until we arrived the next day a little before noon. The kids really did well in the van! Abigail and Henry are incredible travelers. They keep busy, get along (for the most part) and sleep great in the car. Johanna did okay - wasn't awesome, wasn't terrible. She had a terrible cough on the way down so sleeping was a struggle for her. The drive is long, but we really don't mind it that much and it's really nice to have our own car down there!Johanna, happy at the start, all cozy in her carseat with her pillow pet and Minnie blanket.
Abigail chose to bring about a hundred stuffed animals along! The backseat was FULL of them!
In the middle of the night we looked back and Abigail and Henry were both sleeping with blankets over their heads. Henry told us the next morning that he was cold. :)

The following TONS of pictures are in a random order from the week. We had so much fun with YoYo and Papa, Ali and Ryan, Brett, Luna and Maya (from Boston!), Grandma Rita and Kelly and Mila (from Chicago!) during the week!
Grandma Rita made these dresses for the girls...dang are they cute!
The face we get when we ask Johanna to give us her "pretty smile." Looks genuine, doesn't it?
Mila Quinn snuggling with Uncle Colin. It was so much fun to spend a few days with her!

Swinging at the park a few minutes from our condo. The kids have always loved that park!

Super-Johanna! She LOVES the water! The higher she'd be thrown, the more she'd like it!
Henry was in the water from morning until dinner time. He even skipped dinner THREE times because he just wanted to go to bed because he was too tired!
Seriously? I could eat her up.

Another picture of Abby, Johanna and Mila in the dresses that Grandma Rita made.
Abby, Uncle Brett and Maya. So much fun to get to spend some time with them!
Johanna on the beach. She didn't want to walk on the sand, but loved it once I forced her.
Daddy's girl...she loved having dad around 24/7 all week!
I think we have a picture like this of Abby from every year she's been to Florida!

Daddy's other girl.
Aunt Kelly and Mila. It was Mila's first time in the ocean...she loved it!
Abby dancing on her name in the sand...another pic we take each year.
Henry on his name.
Henry, Johanna and me in the pool.
Grandma Rita and Mila by the pool.

Maya swimming with Luna. She loved the water!


Johanna has NO fear! We love the puddle-jumper life jacket that we bought her this year!
I love this boy. So much.
Another swing at the park...lots of laughs that night! And we saw a few dolphins swimming!
When did she get this grown up? Seriously?

Henry jumping in the pool, over Colin, for probably the 500th time that week.
3:00 ice cream break. Shortly followed by 4:00 Gin & Tonic breaks.

Bathing beauty.

We can't wait for next year.