We're back from Florida and yes...I am sorry I ever complained that it was cold down there. The high today was 19, what a nice welcome back to Upstate NY that is. Despite the unusual cold weather (mid-50's and windy during the day, 40 at night!) in Orlando our trip was wonderful! We got to spend the entire week with family we haven't seen since last year. Vanessa was immediately smitten with Tia Marjorie and Tio Peter and played pefectly with the boys. One of the best parts of their playtime was eavesdropping on their conversations - Vanessa to Joshua (he's 4): "what do you want to be when you grow up?", Joshua: "Big like my Dad" too cute!!
Our resort was perfect and yes we even took advantage of the pools. Judging by the abundance of empty lounge chairs, we were the only crazy Northerners (along with a few groups of Europeans) to think sunny and 60 means pool time. Vanessa managed to stay in for about 30min before telling Daddy she was "all done". Oh well. One of the best days we had was spending the day at SeaWorld. Vanessa was in awe at the dolphin show and so excited to actually feed and touch one, her face made the price of the ticket (ouch!) well worth it. The other home run came in the form of free transportation. For weeks, maybe months, Vanessa has been saying that she wants to get bigger so she can ride the school bus. She somehow has become obsessed with riding busses and trains, so aside from playing with her cousins I think it's safe to say her favorite parts of the week were riding the shuttle train at the airport and the fact that we got to ride shuttle busses all around the resort. Every time we got on one she said hello to the bus driver, sat in the front seat and proceeded to sing "The wheels on the bus..." for whomever else was on the bus. How's that for free entertainment ;-)
It's only been two days, but we're pretty certain she misses her cousins. Tonight after dinner she told Daddy she wanted to wrestle.
oh, and Roman had fun too! He got lots of cuddles and "good" conversations with his Tio, Tia and Abuelo.
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| Yes, it's Orlando. Yes, we're wearing fleece. |
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| Samuel, Joshua, Vanessa & Roman |
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| First "ride" (we went twice, she would have gone more) |
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| Abuelo y sus ninos |
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| meeting Tio Peter |
So cute Mel! Man those Blanco genes are strong...absolutely adorable...all your kids are going to be little heart-breakers I am telling ya!!!
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