Thanksgiving & Florida 2015

Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go..... That is certainly how we felt by the time we arrived in Florida on 11/21/2015.  After a ten hour travel day, of delays mostly sitting on the plane with Avery and Brisco we arrived.  It was a brutal day but both our babies were soo good and we couldn't have asked for better behavior given the circumstances.

we started out great.....

after we were asked to get off the plane bc we would be happier waiting in the terminal

still waiting....2 more hours just sitting on the plane

We finally made it to Nana and Papa's house at 10pm! What a day, the good news is given the circumstances Avery and Brisco were soo good, only a few meltdowns and zero accidents.  Other than running out of food and diapers :)  Our first day in town we headed to Skillets which is one of our favorite breakfast spots. We also went for a bike ride around the neighborhood.  That night we went to dinner for Mommy's birthday to a fish house, Avery was an angel at dinner and we had a wonderful time. 

Biking with Nana and Aunt Jane

Mommy's Birthday Dinner

The best birthday gift of all my little angel!

We spent the majority of our trip outside, going to the beach, swimming in the pool, going for walks and bike rides. There is a great store in Naples that rents all our baby stuff so we don't have to worry about toys, monitors or anything really. 

Avery playing with her activity table

Boat ride on Papa's new boat

Sitting with Captain Papa

Watching Paw Patrol with Papa

Have cake and ice cream for Mommy's birthday

We took a break from the pool and beach and headed to the Naples Zoo, this year you were awake for the whole visit and really enjoyed seeing all the different animals.  It's fun to visit zoo's in other cities since they have all sorts of different animals that what you are used to seeing at home for example alligators! 

Feeding the Giraffe

Feeding the birdies

Playing on the playground

We celebrated Thanksgiving day at the house, unfortunately Nana got sick the night before so Mommy, Daddy and Aunt Jane prepared the meal.  We cooked almost everything the night before and then we were able to head to the beach for part of the day while the turkey cooked.  Megan also was in town for the week so she came and visited us at the beach while we played. 

Playing with Daddy and Papa

 

Thanksgiving 2015

We visited the beach almost every day we were in Florida.  You loved playing in the sand, walking back and forth from the water and playing with everyone. 

Nana rents bikes every visit for us and this time we were able to rent a chariot for you to ride in.  You loved putting your helmet on and riding behind Mommy or Daddy, we went to the park every day we were there. 

We also had lots of fun around the house, Aunt Jane put you in Nana's laundry hamper and wheeled you around the whole, you loved it!!

Before the Thanksgiving break we were blessed with the arrival of Hunter Matthew Wilkens! He was born on November 19th 6lbs 4oz and 20in. I am so happy that i was able to go and visit with Auntie Britini and Hunter before leaving for Florida.  He is such a sweet little boy and we are so happy he is here!!