Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Florida trip

Wow - where to begin? It was SO fun to get away with half of the Jones family. It was certainly an adventure - first time flying with any kids - so 2 was a douzy, but actually they did REALLY well. Harder on the way home since it was their bedtime, but it all went way better than I expected and they also slept pretty well in FL which I wasn't anticipating.

We had some fun dinners out, 2 times of playing in the gulf which Lucy LOVED, a couple pool times - 2 times where I got to lay in the sun alone or with my sister in law, awww, lovely!
Sadly the weather was unseasonably cold and rainy, but during this time Lucy had the flu - yucky times - so we laid low anyway and it was fine :) Poor girl. 

Also we pricelined a car and got a great deal but apparently our whole plane got a priceline car through Budget so Joe waited in line for over an hour while Lucy ran around and played, I fed Noah, changed diapers, etc....So while he was at the counter (ALONE) they mentioned him "upgrading" to a camaro (AKA they are OUT of economy cars that we agreed to - like a ford focus size....) of course he said YES......camaro = boyhood dream right?! So as I waited and saw a Camaro pulling up I thought, haha, that'd be SO Funny but NOT funny if that was Joe........................................Sure enough it WAS Joe, much to my dismay....

So after 20 mins of trying to figure out how to fit 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 car seats, 1 suitcase, 1 duffle, 1 pack n play, 1 double stroller.............we figured it out. But the strolled was in my lap and I could barely breath for about an hour. Good times. But we made it.  Ha.

In conclusion, not the best health and weather but overall a lovely trip, time with family and just fun to be away from home and somewhere beautiful!! :)

Here are some photos:


A Camaro trunk................

A camaro interior - not quite as roomy as Joe pictured... :)



























10 comments:

  1. such a fun trip! fly with babies--something else, isn't it!? glad no on was sick ON the place (which I think was both Ken and my experience over Christmas :)). jealous of your tan...

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    1. ahhh yes - sooo true - I was expecting the plane ride to be bad. so thankful she kept it in from both ends.... :)
      yeah the tan was fun while it lasted and now its feeling off in layers :(

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  2. sounds like a fun trip!! (minus the flu) Had to laugh at the car rental story---we had a similar experience in FL with a mustang one family vacation. We still laugh about it to this day :)

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    1. haha....ahhh
      yes - this story will be told many times to come :) a classic for sure

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  3. I laughed out loud when I saw the picture of the car. Hilarious!

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  4. Love it - so glad you guys had a good time!! The car thing cracks me up! So happy to hear that the kiddos slept well on the plane and in FL, yayy!!

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  5. A camaro??? Ha ha ha!!! I hadn't heard about that! Love these pics and this fl report.

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  6. A camaro??? Ha ha ha!!! I hadn't heard about that! Love these pics and this fl report.

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  7. A camaro??? Ha ha ha!!! I hadn't heard about that! Love these pics and this fl report.

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