The Sunshine State

I tell you what, my son has been to more states in his first 3 months then many people visit in a lifetime.  On this trip he bumped his total up to 11 states (plus the District of Columbia).  Hopefully with all the traveling we did this summer he will enjoy traveling his entire life because his mommy and daddy love it!  We went to Orlando for a few days with Grandma and Grandpa.  It was a nice relaxing week.  We spent a lot of time at the pool and at the resort just relaxing.  We did a few other fun things too. 

The first day we went up to Winter Park to paint pottery at All Fired Up.  This studio is owned by Alea, a family friend.  She made us feel at home visiting with us and helping throughout the process.  We made some more foot print items but thankfully with Alea’s help we were even able to get a few hand print items which is almost impossible with babies because the first thing they do when you put anything in/on their and is make a first.  Alea would quickly paint his hand while Grandma held him and I held his fingers straight.  It was definitely a team effort but I got handprints and I am very happy about that!! 

 

  We also ate lunch/dinner at some of our local favorites.  We got breakfast at Keke’s. Breakfast is my favorite food so that was a big hit for me.  We ate lunch at Maggiano's,which is one of Grandpa’s all-time favorite restaurants.  One day we went to Copper River Canyon which has amazing salads with special homemade corn bread croutons.  

At Maggiano's for lunch. 

Elisha was not sure he wanted his bottle.

Elisha really wanted Daddy's food!

We enjoyed our time relaxing at the resort also.  We spent most of the time swimming in the lazy river or walking the two mile path by the lake.  Grandpa chose this resort because of the lazy river and he enjoyed it day and night.  He enjoyed it even more when Grandma bought a tube for him to float.  

There were so many wild birds but the most interesting was the large Sandhill Crane family that would greet us on our walks.  The parents stood as tall as the stroller!

At the end of the week we had to go back up to Winter Park to pick up our pottery.  We made it a half day trip and enjoyed a boat ride tour through a series of lakes.  A highlight was seeing Mr. Roger’s home.  It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood.  Elisha slept through his first boat ride but Florida law required him to wear a life vest so we got him all suited up and then gave him a bottle which put him to sleep and he enjoyed his ride! And we went to BurgerFi, a local burger place that sells custard ice cream! Custard is my favorite!

All in all it was a great week and we had a blast spending some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa Kassouf!