For Memorial Day weekend, we went down to Longboat Key. Jamie's family was vacationing there so of course we had to go visit :) We got up bright and early Saturday morning, loaded up the car (which much to Jamie's amazement took too long and we had "way" too much stuff), and off we went. We only left 45 minutes late.. not bad! Jackson was a real trooper in the car and screamed for 3 hours of it. He only napped for 1.5. And I had a huge bag of tricks (toys, DVD player, music, food, etc). Needless to say we were really ready for a beer when we got there.
Saturday we attempted to put Jackson in the ocean but he was no having it! But he was really entertained by his little tent and all the sand. We spent the rest of the day (trying to get him to nap- didn't work) and playing in the pool. Jamie and I did get some free time to enjoy some Coronas and swim in the water (plus side of having family there!). We had tacos for dinner and then passed out at..9ish. We were exhausted. BUT Jackson slept for 12 hours!! We couldn't believe it.
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| We took his suit off in an attempt to get him to nap.. as you see this is what happened! |
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| He loved the pool and this raft!! |
Sunday we took Jackson straight to the ocean and he still was not having it. Tried the pool. Nope. Made him nap and while GG babysat Jamie and I swam around in the ocean. The water is soooo clear! It was awesome! Probably had a few cocktails :) Then attempted the ocean with Jackson again and after a slowly getting him used to it, we had success! We spent the rest of the day at the beach and then headed over to BBQ. Jackson was quite the ham with everyone around. He loved Conner's impressions! After we put him down for bed we attempted a date night. It didn't last too long because I didn't feel well- I think it was all the sun and food but who knows.
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| I love this picture! |
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| So excited! |
Monday we headed back to Jacksonville. It was another easy drive.. lots of screaming and NO napping. Sigh. We are really ready for him to start liking the car because in one month we will be driving 6 hours to Atlanta. But overall it was a fantastic trip! Even though Jackson cried (a lot) and was fussy (because he refused to sleep) we still really enjoyed our first family vacation! We can't wait to take more :)
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