First Real Vacation

So last week we took Ashley on her first "real" vacation. Granted, we've traveled different places with her and she's been to the beach already, but this was the first time we stayed in a condo or "vacation resort" kinda deal. Daddy, Ashley, Maddie the dog, and I went on a Shohen family vacation with grandpop, grandmom, Uncle Andrew, Aunt Lauren, and a couple of their friends. We went to mommy and daddy's favorite beach--Destin, Florida. We even stayed in the same condo that we stayed in the last time we went, with lots of fun and special memories.

We had a nice time--we spent a lot of time on the beach and at the pool. Poor Ashely got sick for the first time right before leaving, and still had her cold and runny nose for most of the trip. She was a good sport though, and still seemed to enjoy herself despite it.

Some other fun highlights of the trip were renting a boat for the day, and going snorkeling, swimming, and to this cool spot where the water is only a couple feet high and they have a water trampoline, water slides, and food vendors all right there in the water. It was cool.

We also had most dinners together as a family which was fun--we enjoyed a lot of seafood...yum! We also had a couple of movie nights together, went miniature golfing, played cards, went to the outlets, etc. Daddy and I even got to go enjoy a date night on our last night there while grandmom and grandpop had fun with Ashley and took her swimming in the pool.

We also got a chance to visit with Ashley's Great Uncle Don and Aunt Jackie. It was nice to see them again and they were excited to meet Ashley.

Ashley did great with the car ride--in fact I think this was the best trip yet, both ways even! All in all, the trip was great. I was thinking of how lucky Ashley is--she has two parents who love each other very much, who love her very much, and she's only seven months old and she's already had a lot of great experiences and opportunities. I'm so glad for that!!!