the Studnicki family: Florida...Part 1

Over Hunter's spring break we went to visit my grandparents in Florida. In case you have not heard much about our trip. Henri got the stomach flu the first day of driving (we drove over 2 days and stopped one night on the way down and back). He was fine by the second day and the entire time we were there. Hayden woke up with the stomach flu and had it the entire first day of driving on the way home. It made for a fun (and smelly) ride. All is fine now!

Okay, so we are to the beginning of our trip. Here the boys in a hotel for the first time. They were pretty excited!!!

Poor, sick Henri in his little corner.

Now we have made it to the beach. Hunter jumps right in...of course.

Hayden, a bit more timid takes the Daddy carry me approach. He did; however, on the third day, put his toes on the water on his own. I took Hunter and Hayden down while Keith stayed back with Henri during his nap. Hayden and I would sit and see how close we could get to the wave and see if it could touch our toes. I was very proud of him. He also got in the pool without screaming and has been asking when we can go swimming again. Maybe this summer will be better than last!

Henri kept his toes in the sand. I think the waves were a bit much for him. He did enjoy playing in the giant sandbox though!

One of the places we went to while we were there was Gulf World. The boys really enjoyed this. They got to see Dolphins, Alligators, Birds, Snakes, Sting Ray, Sea Lions, Penguins, etc...I think I learned that Henri is going through the "I get scared at splashing and loud noises and dolphins splashing around me" phase. Here is Henri watching some dolphins swimming around their pool during feeding time.

Here is Henri after the dolphin did what he did in the above picture...

This is the stubborn sea lion that would do what he was supposed to and then wouldn't get out of the water so another sea lion could come in. It was pretty funny. Sea Lions and Children can be very similar at times I guess!