Alisha's 30th Birthday

I made it to 30 and I couldn't have asked for a better day with my two favorite people. We had a plan to drive South for the day to see how far we could make it and it was so much fun. What we ended up doing was beach hopped for the day. We wanted to take Jackson to the beach and put him in the ocean and see what we could find at different keys in the Florida.

 This was our last stop before heading home. The pictures are from the end of the day to the beginning. We stopped in Islamarado to get a snack and a drink before dinner. We never made it to dinner because Jackson was done for the day so we headed home and Matt secretly ordered Papa John's pizza for us. What a great way to end the day. We think Jackson was tired and ended up the next morning we found a new tooth! So now our little guy has two teeth.... next up pork chops!

 Daddy the jump-a-roo

 Matt let Jackson suck on a lemon and he loved it. Didn't faze him at all!

 My Boys

 Our last beach of the day was in Marathon and the beach was called Sombrero beach. It was really pretty and we both got some really good pictures.

 Jackson and Matt in the ocean. It was cold, not like the heated pool we were in the day before.

 He was giggling the whole time. He had no idea what was going on but he was happy. He was in the water for a few minutes and had a whole booty full of sand.

 I did get my feet in and played with him for a few minutes but I was cold so I just decided I was in charge of taking pictures.

I thought maybe he would like an orange ad he literally sucked all the juice out. This is a funny video of both of us, ha ha ha!

Drinks for my birthday. Two seconds later I handed Jackson to Matt and split mine... I almost cried!

Jackson and me taking selfies!

Such a happy little baby... I know there is a lot of pictures in this post but I deleted  ton and I thought these were too precious not to share.

The roads were so cool. They were small and narrow but having the ocean on both sides was awesome. A view from our sweet sweet mini van!!

Anne's beach. This was a neat place that had a really cool boardwalk. There wasn't much of a beach so we went for a walk and then packed up and got back in the car.

The Boardwalk... I thought it would be a boardwalk with hot dog stands and shops, I think I just thought it would be like the Jersey Shore ha ha ha!

The beach at Anne's.

Me and Jackson were waiting on Matt to finish getting ready. He was such a happy baby, giving me birthday snuggles.

Pictures from February 12th

Key Largo, Florida

Our second day in Florida was beautiful. We walked to breakfast at this place called the Hideout that was a mile or so from the hotel. There was an awesome walk path that we were able to take everywhere so we didn't have to pack up Jackson and put him in the car too many times. We stayed at a Marriott Beach Resort in Key Largo and it was awesome. The hotel was right on the water and had a few restaurants and a huge pool. Our room had a balcony so we had a door open on the balcony most of the trip. The fresh air was great for all of us especially Jackson's skin. Before we left it was dry and chapped and this morning when I changed him I couldn't believe how soft it was. He was such a happy baby on this whole trip. 

 Mommy and Daddy were the play gym the whole trip since we didn't have his beloved activity mat, swing, or jump-a-roo. Matt was great at keeping him busy.

 This was a walkway from one restaurant to another at the resort.

 View of the Bay

 This was at Jimmy Johnson's Big Chill. This is a claw machine where you go fishing for lobsters. Matt wanted to try and my response to him was no.... He did win a Barney out of a claw machine for Jackson. He loved it and it made it home with us. Got to love Matt's skill for claw machines.

 Jackson's first time swimming. We had to much fun with him in the pool. It made him so happy and he loved every second of it. If we thought he was tired, fussy, or sleepy we just put him in the pool and he was happy!

 This book was our saving grace for the trip. He is obsessed with it and loves to look at it! So serious...

 Me and my little buddy.

We took a lot of pictures on our phones and managed to not get a picture of the three of us together on this whole trip.

 Swimming with Daddy!

 So happy!

 He loved these blue tiles.... He would just sit and stare at them. I think he likes the color blue like me.

1st day of Vacation

 Vacation was amazing and the first day was great to land in Miami and feel the sun. From that moment on I knew it was going to be a great trip. We left at 6am on February 10th and arrived in Miami at lunch time. We flew to Atlanta first and had a small layover. Jackson did amazing. Mornings are the best for him because he is the most sleepy and takes good naps but overall he was a happy baby. We took both our car seat and our jogging stroller ad this was the best decision we could have made. It just made everything easy. We used the stroller the whole trip and I think if we didn't take one we would have bought one when we got there. I loved all the little outfit he was able to wear on our trip! Thanks Aunt Brooke!!

 We found happy hour at the hotel bar and set up shop for a little bit. It was really windy and we didn't want to get Jackson sick. We talked to a few people and found out there was a really good seafood place within walking distance so ventured out for dinner.

 On this trip Matt was also a high chair so we could feed him while we ate.Only a few places had high chairs so if they didn't Matt would just hold him so he could eat with us!

When we got to the hotel we changed our clothes and headed out to check out the hotel. I took this picture of my boys when Matt was on the phone. I mean seriously..... how cute is this!

 We made it to Atlanta! Jackson woke up from a nap when we landed in Atlanta and we only had a few minutes before we got on the second plane. We thought he did good on the first flight, and then we got on the second and we played the whole time. He barely made a peep. He kept getting compliments and smiling at all of the people and flight attendants. So sweet!

I will add more pictures from Matt's phone soon!