Our Florida vacation!

Well, I've finally found a few seconds to post our Florida pictures! We had a really nice time, although it was a lot of work for everyone involved! The girls were WONDERFUL on the plane rides and we received several compliments from fellow passengers, who all admitted that they were nervous when they saw our family board the plane!! Long gone are the days of relaxing, sleeping, or grabbing a drink while flying; instead Brian and worked tirelessly to keep the girls entertained and busy, so that they wouldn't make a peep. And it worked.


The weather was wonderful in Florida and it was so special for the girls to meet the second of their two great-grandmothers, who is Sadie's namesake! They also got to meet their Great-Aunt Suzy, Great-cousin Cathy and Great-Uncle Brad. We spent most of our days swimming and relaxing on the patio and even had a playpen set up where the girls could play while we enjoyed a few cocktails. Brian, Brad and Grandpa Chuck went fishing one day and while they didn't catch a whole lot, they had fun!

Here is Sadie, Great-Grammy, and Macy
The trip was also full of birthday celebrations. My birthday was the day after we returned home, so we celebrated my last birthday in my 20's, with dinner on our last night in town. It was a lot of fun, but I feel bad for the waitress who had to clean the floors after we left, because the girls are becoming quite messy eaters!

The girls also celebrated while in FL. They turned 11 months old on April 19th! It is so hard for me to believe that in just ONE month we will be celebrating their first birthday! I feel like their party will be a celebration both for them and also for Brian and myself. We will be toasting to having survived the first year with twins!

Here is a great picture of Sadie on her 11 month birthday. It completely captures her sweet and happy demeanor!

My Sadie Bug

I love this picture of Macy at 11 months, because it also completely portrays her personality...silly and spunky! My Macy Moo

My girls at 11 months old!

Great-Cousin Cathy and Macy

Grammy loving Sadie

The boys with the girls. Brian, Brad and Macy, Chuck and Sadie

We swam with the girls a lot while in FL. We had two great baby floats and cranked the heat in the pool up to a "bathtub warm" 90 degrees. Just like everything else so far, Sadie appears to take after her mommy and was a total fish! She loved being in the water and looked as though she might just swim away. Macy while apprehensive at first, warmed up to the pool quickly, but preferred to stick close to Mom and Dad.

Brian and Great-Grammy

Great-Aunt Suzy and Sadie

Macy continues to LOVE hats!

And last, but not least, my two FAVORITE pictures from the trip. These two pictures are just so adorable and make me smile, because it shows how much my girls love to hang out with their Daddy!

Macy and Daddy pointing to gators. Ummm, do you think those two could look any more alike?

Sadie, grinning from ear to ear, while her Daddy tosses her around in the pool! Could she get any cuter?

A huge thanks to Grammy for all of her help with the girls while in FL. Vacationing with babies is a lot of work, but she made it all possible and allowed Brian and I to get at least a few moments of sun and relaxation!