Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Key West Fall 2012

Our trip to Key West at Thanksgiving was lots of fun. We all enjoyed extra family time and spending lots of time with Grandpa and Bonnie Mom. It was a great trip and we all had a really great time.

Both boys did great on the trip to Key West! Evan watched movies and Preston slept almost the whole time on both plane rides. When he was not sleeping, he ate and happily played! (I was SO nervous before the trip. Preston had been teething and was not always in a very happy mood. I was SO thankful he felt good and was such a good traveler!)




Preston enjoyed swinging in a big swing at the park. (It was his first time in a big swing and he loved it!)


Evan had fun chasing the sea gulls. (Will he EVER outgrow this?!?)


Evan was SO happy to finally be in Key West!


Preston liked the beach. The water was a bit too cold, but he liked playing in the sand! (He ate some sand too!)



Evan had lots of fun swimming at Casa Marina!


Preston liked splashing in the water at the pool. (He also liked being in the water with Daddy!)


Bonnie Mom took Evan and Preston on a walk and Carl and I went to dinner. We had a lovely dinner at The Cafe!


"Southernmost Stroller" (We took Preston to The Southernmost Point for the fist time. He was not too interested though, since he was asleep!)


Evan found a cool caterpillar! (It was covered in fire ants, so we took them off and saved our little friend.)


Evan posed for a silly picture on our walk!


Preston enjoyed walking through Key West. (He is such a happy boy!)


Evan was SO happy to FINALLY go to The Key West Toy Factory! (He has been asking to go there for MONTHS!)


We took a walk on White Street Pier. The sunset was beautiful and Evan liked seeing a ray jump out of the water and seeing a sea slug for the very first time!




Preston liked seeing his first sunset at the beach!


Grandpa took Evan to look in the tide pools. They had lots of fun and even found a scary severed hand! (Thankfully, it was fake! Maybe it was left from Halloween?)



Preston was excited to go to the beach again!


I love this sweet beach baby!


Evan had fun snorkeling, even though it was cold. He and Daddy found a sea cucumber!



My guys all enjoyed walking along the pier and seeing the sunset.




Here are a few pictures of Key West from one of our walks on the pier. We just LOVE Key West. There is always something fun to do and we love how beautiful it is!





Grandpa and Bonnie Mom took us on a Captain Alex's boat. Evan LOVED it! We saw several dolphins and got to eat a delicious picnic lunch on an island!




Preston fell asleep on the boat. I think he liked the way the boat rocked!


Evan enjoyed playing on the island. He found lots of treasures including shells, sponges, and an old lobster trap!



Evan liked getting to help Captain Alex get the boat closer to the shore. He was a BIG helper!


Light Up Key West was lots of fun! We loved the lights and the Christmas music. Key West is just so much fun!



Higgs Beach is one of our favorite beaches. Evan had so much fun playing in the ocean and building sand castles!


Preston looked so cool in his shades!


Evan was all smiles at the beach!


I love my boys!


We saw Santa at the beach! (We guess he is relaxing a bit before his big day in a few weeks.) Evan was really excited to see Santa. He went right over to him and talked to him and gave him a BIG hug!


Our last night in Key West we saw another beautiful sunset. We enjoyed walking on the pier and eating a wonderful Thanksgiving meal as well! (It was Preston's first Thanksgiving and he turned 7 months old!)