If you saw
this article you know that companies know more about us then we do based on our shopping and computer habits. This rang true a few days before Zoe's first birthday, when I checked my junk mail email box and saw that all of the random baby or pregnancy related items that I got had all suddenly substituted the word "baby" for "toddler." Gone were "Helping your baby sleep" emails, and in their place, "Best toys for toddlers". Apparently, according to consumer culture, I no longer have a baby.
We celebrated (okay, I mourned) the end of Zoe's baby status with a week in Florida- our first official family vacation.
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| Directly outside our hotel |
We stayed at a
golf resort outside of Tampa, where we had a one bedroom apartment with a balcony (a must for a vacation when the baby goes to bed at 7:30). Zoe loved running around a new apartment, and she discovered the fun of the pool.
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| Loving the pool! |
She met her first trip to the ocean with less than what I would call enthusiasm. Due to her incredible hatred of a car seat (she is a city baby, for sure, and does not understand WHY she has to be constrained in a car, although it improved over the course of the week) she arrived at the beach in a state of post sobbing confusion. She did not want her pretty little feet to touch either the sand or the water. Very high maintenance baby!
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| Don't let go of me, mama! |
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| No I will NOT smile for the camera! |
Her next trip was far more successful, and we enjoyed watching her run towards the water on her own! We had a lot of fun on a boat ride (aboard Little Toot, which is now making a reappearance in our lives as Zoe's nickname when appropriate) and saw loads of dolphins.
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| Okay, I'll touch the water! |
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| I like it! |
Other highlights included gorgeous views, the amazing Spanish moss that hangs from so many of the trees surrounding where we stayed, palm trees and lakes and oceans. We were able to visit with Aaron's grandma as well, and really enjoyed a fantastic, relaxing week with family.
What a difference
a year makes!
You are creating great memories. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI know in another post you admit that it takes dozens of failed pictures to get the perfect-looking one, but it sure seems like Zoe is smiling from ear to ear a lot of the time.
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