Thursday: a rough day

Today was rough. I was grumpy. Isaac was a little off. However, it seemed like a pretty common problem today. (We got out of the car at meijer and two kids were crying.)

We did make it camping though. And we got the tent set up, even with several problems. Isaac is starting his transition to a "big boy bed" and was so excited to sleep in a tent and in his sleeping bag that he went down very easily. I suppose it was after his bed time, but I was expecting more movement after I left


(Morning donut time)

Wednesday: Farmer's market

Today, in between thunderstorms, we went to the farmer's market.  I loaded up on fruit.  No veggies, but 1) we have meals planned for the next several days and don't need anymore and 2) I really wanted fruit.  Isaac's favorite part of the market was the puddle that I let him splash in.  There was another little boy splashing in it and Isaac asked first, so I was at least able to take off his shoes and socks.  He also got to hold a duckling.

The thunderstorms were also a highlight of both of our days.  In the early morning I kept saying "shh" as we listened to quiet thunder, and Isaac did it to me around lunch time as another storm was moving in.  I also forgot to thank God for lightning at lunch, although we did remember thunder.

Tuesday: back to reality

Today was the first day back to reality.  It was fun being with Isaac again, but a bit annoying being in charge of a toddler again.  I had to remember bathroom breaks and deal with tears about not wanting to go to bed.  But to be fair, there were several fun and funny times too.  I also felt especially pregnant today so I don't think that helped.  It might have been due to moving more and realizing how hard it is to do some movements.  Luckily, Isaac decided he was willing to help me with the laundry and got a lot of things off the floor.

In other news, here are some pictures from our kayaking trip that Jenny took.

Monday: home

We made it home.

We spent some nice time in the morning playing games and in the pool.  Then we packed everything up and ate a nice lunch, being sad that our vacation was about to end.

We got to the airport with plenty of time to spare.  The spot Ben sat in was really hot, so I made him move.  The whole trip home was rather hot; I think I was cool for only part of one airplane ride.  Anyway, I slept a bunch on the first airplane ride.  Ben decided to just check and see if there was an earlier flight out of Detroit and there was!  It had two seats open and the flight we were booked for was overbooked by two, so they didn't make us pay either.  On top of that, our luggage managed to make it to the correct plane so I don't need to go pick it up tomorrow!

Ben woke Isaac up (although I'm not sure how asleep he was) when we got back and he hopefully said, "Dad's back?" and gave Ben a big hug.  Then he wanted to sit with me in the chair for a bit and after a few minutes said, "Miss Mama."  Aww.  My heart melted a bit.

Sunday: 10 years (and one month)

Happy 10 year anniversary to us! I was gone on a different trip on our actual anniversary, but this trip had been planned as our gift to ourselves. It's been a lovely ten years, mostly with ups but with several downs too. But we were together for the downs, so that made them more bearable. (Random side note: we've lived in six places in the last ten years. Hopefully that number stays the same for the next ten!)

Today was a pretty lazy day-we swam, played games, ate ice cream, and relaxed. It's sad that it was our last full day down here (although I do miss Isaac) (as in i'll be happy to see him, not as in I've wished he was here.). It seemed a bit hotter than the last several days, so it was nice to have several ways to cool down.

Saturday: mangrove

This morning we went on our kayak tour through the mangrove. Our guide may have talked a little bit too much about himself! but he also had a lot of interesting information about the mangrove. The different types of mangrove, how the ecosystem works as a whole, and the fish that we keep seeing jumping. We also saw lots of crabs, a Florida whelk, and lots of trees.

It was very awkward getting in and out of the kayak at seven months pregnant, but doable. It also was a lovely overcast day, so that made kayaking nicer too.

The afternoon was marked by relaxing, playing games, and being in the pool. By the time we were done with that it was almost six and we were worried that the ice cream shop would close if we ate dinner first. So we went out for ice cream.

We came back and grilled. Maybe I should say we came back and everyone else grilled. I didn't know how to make any of the food (well, except for the green beans and Ben claimed those). So I got to read while food was prepared and I felt rather spoiled. Zach made salmon and it was pretty good...I might have to try it sometime myself.

The very end of the night was marked by a ridiculously active baby. So much so that I felt a little sick actually. In other child news, Isaac seems to be having a fun vacation of his own. The first day he talked to us he kept asking if we were going "home next?" But since then he seems to be having too much fun to care when we're coming back.

Friday: skulls

Today we were going to go on a kayak tour but when we were just about to go a big thunderstorm came through. (I was a little sad Isaac wasn't around...he seems to love thunder even though I think he's only been in one thunderstorm that he remembers. We thank God for thunder a lot.). Anyway, kayaking was canceled.

So we played a game. There was one die with zero to two skulls on it. Ben rolled two skulls for me and one for everyone else, which was fun since I currently have two skulls. The problem is that I, and only I, kept rolling two skulls throughout the game. Two skulls was not a good thing, so I kept blaming baby for my bad luck.

We went to see the latest tom cruise movie in the afternoon. (Tomorrow never dies?). It was pretty good. As with most flicks there were plot points that were pretty dumb, but over all it was fun.

We played a few more games and sadly were too late for ice cream...hopefully we'll make it tomorrow!