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.