Final Pictures from our trip

Edison has been working on his playground skills. He has improved a lot with climbing. Here he is on a fake rock thingy.

He looks like he is enjoying the spiral slide. It was neat to see him overcome his fears and try out the slide.

I cant get enough of these photos of him napping. He is still our little baby boy!

We went out for a walk on the strip our last night in town. (my only night out of the condo) It was cool to see all the neon and art deco touches on the hotels, but the spring break crowd was pretty rowdy. This picture was taken at the clock on the strip.

I'm going to miss the view from our condo....

More from the Vacaction

It rained all day Thursday - and when it rains in Miami, it pours! So Edison & I went to the Miami Children's Museum while Eben was working with the cadets. It was fantastic. One of the exhibits was a big boat that sat in a tank of water. Water recirculated from the tank into an upper level and then poured down again. Edison loved watching "fish" go down the waterfall and also enjoyed playing with boats.


The museum also included a grocery store with little shopping carts and food on the shelves. There was also a check out area with a cash register and credit card terminal. Edison is pretty excited to "charge it!"


We had to turn on the AC. Edison would go up to it, lift up his shirt and say "brrrr!" He would do it over and over again because it made us laugh.


One of the art deco hotels on the strip had a great name. What do you think?


There was a fantastic, wide, promenade that we traveled up and down each morning, heading from our condo to the playground and beach. It was great to get some exercise. Edison insisted on taking along his blanket "bah," and stuffed lobster, "roar" on every trip.

At the Beach - South Beach that is

Good thing this is a big dinosaur! Or, as Edison calls it, a "roar." He can climb onto it all by himself - of which he is very proud.


Playing at the beach. Wednesday was the best weather day. This is actually at the Crandon Park beach on Key Biscayne. Eben had to work at the high school down there (supervising a program the cadets were leading for the CGROTC), so Edison and I hung out in the island and waited for him.


Edison was really excited that I gave him some watered down juice in his sippy cup. Can you read his lips saying "juice?!"


He just looked so grown up I had to snap a full length picture.

March - Greetings from Florida!

We are in Florida for Eben's spring break! He is supervising a program in which CG Academy Cadets put on events at a school in Key Biscayne that has a CG JROTC program. We spent the last weekend in Fort Lauderdale, on the beach, before settling into a condo in South Beach for the week.

Here is our Fort Lauderdale hotel. It was definitely "old Florida" style, but it had a great courtyard and a warm pool! Edison liked playing in the fountain.


Kicking back after a day of travel...


The beach in Fort Lauderdale was pristine. Very nice sand and super clean. It was also just a block from our hotel (and the Starbucks) and there was also a playground on the beach. What more could you want?!


Lounging in the pool Sunday morning. Edison is LOVING the water. Maybe a little too much - he walked into the pool here in South Beach by himself with his clothes on. What was he thinking? Daddy just reached down and grabbed him out of the water. It was scary, but everything was fine - Edison held his breath but his eyes were big as saucers. We didn't want him to fear the water, so we pulled off his t-shirt and took him in for a real, parent-supervised swim immediately. He wasn't even phased. Is that a good sign or not?


Here in South Beach we pretty much walk everywhere because it is a pain to retrieve the car (often parked 4 -6 blocks away). There are four great playgrounds in a one mile radius. Edison has been having a blast as we go out for a morning run and stop at a playground - it is a great way to start the day.