Tampa, Part II

Land!!

So glad to be back on my feet again. The flight home was much less exciting than the first (praise the Lord!) and we made it on time. Our week was extremely uneventful and that is exactly what we were in need of. AJ and I made our way to the pool nearly every day for a few hours while Ari took his nap. We would have taken him more often but their rules are strict. He wasn't allowed to float in his floatee thing but instead had to have a life vest on. Since we had never seen one of those before for his age, they provided us with the smallest one they had. He was less than thrilled to have to wear it, and to be honest he would have drowned if we left him in it. So, no baby tan this time.

We took many rides on the golf cart. I think Ari is all ready to drive!

Here we took a pit stop to look at the manatee mailbox. My grandparents said these people dress them up for every occasion. I guess this was "grilling out" themed. They even had a grill with food on it and a cooler with drinks next to the mailbox! Oh to be retired...

We went over to see the sunset one night. This was as close to the beach as we got. Since Ari is mobile I think an attempt to lay at the beach would have been difficult.

Ari's favorite place to hang out...

Ari's new favorite toy from grandma and grandpa. Thanks! Throughout the week he learned how to push all the buttons and honk the horn.

Dancing to the music...

Clapping his hands...


Honking the horn...

And then passed out. This was our last ride before we had to go. I think Ari had as much fun as we did.

Thanks grandma and grandpa for such a fun time! We look forward to all the card games when we see you again!