Blaise's First Trip to the Beach!

In January, we were blessed by my parents with a wonderful winter's respite-a relaxing and refreshing vacation to warm & sunny Captiva Island off Florida's Gulf Coast.

The airplane ride was Blaise's first!  With so much excitement and stimulation, it was hard for him to go to sleep (it was his bedtime!) He cried for a bit then finally managed to nurse and fall asleep for about 45 minutes. Fortunately, the little boy next to us shared his glow worm with Blaise which made him smile and laugh- we were doing anything to keep him happy! The ride home was, thankfully, was much better.  

Blaise loved having his toes free! 

Ready for the beach! 

Walking to the beach- my grandparent's beach condo is in the background where we stayed. Thanks for sharing it with us, Grandmommy and Granddaddy! (They give a week to each of their six kids annually.)  (My mom is the paparazzi who took these shots! ;) 

Touching the ocean and sand for the first time-not quite sure what to think! By the end of the week we had to make sure he wasn't eating the sand! 

Loving the warm, sunshiny weather and having lots of fun! 

Napping on the beach with daddy! (We were not too eager to spend four hours each day inside for naps-daddy did a great job getting him to nap outside!) 

Blaise's first time in the pool! It was like a giant bath for him-the water was nice and warm too since the weather was in the mid 80's-gorgeous!  After a few days, he really enjoyed splashing and kicking.