Fun in Florida

We took our first big adventure with Drew this month - we flew to Miami to visit the Glienke family for a week! Drew did great on the plane rides, both there & back, having fun meeting all the people sitting around us, playing with the seat belt & lap tray. He did thankfully take a nap on the way back, but on the way there I guess he was just too excited as was awake from 4:30AM until 2:30PM when he absolutely konked out on the car trip to the Keys.


Drew & Tyler had fun together - as much as 1 year olds can have fun & play together I suppose. The adults probably enjoyed watching them play & interact even more. Tyler is absolutely adorable & so much fun - he makes the BEST noises & sounds - they say he's just like a parrot already! Tyler also does the best 360 turn in sitting ever! Drew picked up on this & some of the sounds by the time we got back home...funny how they learn from each other when they can't even talk to one another! It was funny to see them take toys back & forth from one another - Drew had an upper hand at being the bully from the beginning, taking what he wanted, but Tyler quickly learned to get right back at him!


They both enjoyed the pool & even took a boat trip out to the Playita for the full ocean experience. When Mommy showed Drew the sand, he immediately put it in his mouth...MMMM! The Glienke family really enjoyed seeing Drew's unique crawl in person, even earning himself the nickname "Scooter"! Drew thoroughly enjoyed the Cuban bread - he probably wishes we had it here in Texas like his parents do!


We were able to have a mini-birthday celebration for the 2 boys while we were there since their birthday are only 1 month apart. They both enjoyed their personal smash cake (wonderfully supplied & decorated by cousin Cari-THANK YOU!) as well as some fun gifts. Again, it was mostly for the adults, well, mainly the Moms! :)


It was a wonderful trip seeing everyone & especially meeting Tyler. There are only 2 things we wished could have been different - it would have lasted longer & Drew not having a case of the "Mamitas" (he was a big Momma's Boy almost the whole time we were there!). We look forward to another chance to visit & hope some, if not all the family, will return the favor some day soon & come visit us in the great state of Texas!