Islamorada, Florida... to be continued

We enjoyed a family vacation in Islamorada, Florida. It was wonderful. The weather was 75 and sunny, the house was beautiful, the food was good, and I enjoyed a margarita or blue moon everyday... most importantly we spent time with my wonderful parents, Grandmother, Brother, Sister-in-law, niece, and nephews. Taylor was loving life too... so much so she didn't want to sleep past 4:30 or 5am. The one morning I was walking around outside with her at about 4:45am feeling a little cranky about it and I realized that walking on the dock and looking up at the amazing stars was much much better than the alternative which would have been me pacing my hallways with her at home! Truth be told though, Mike was a trooper and got up with her the majority of the mornings!

We were so lucky to have a pool at our house because Taylor loves the water! It was a little nerve wracking at times since she is a speed crawler with no fear... bad combo!

Taylor's stranger anxiety was a little heightened being in a new place with some new people to meet but she took to the kids immediately. They were so great with her. I wish we lived closer... hopefully lots of visits in the future!

Although Taylor was beautiful in her dress and we got lots of great pictures it was a little frustrating for her because it is basically impossible to crawl in a dress. The poor thing had to lift her knees off the ground and basically walk with her hands down (can you get the visual?). I thought it would motivate her to walk but that wasn't the case!

This was early one morning while Mike was trying to quietly entertain her... a cell phone always does the trick!We went to a dolphin and sea lion show and Taylor was very impressed. Each one was about a 1/2 hour and she was completely engrossed. You can see the intensity in her eyebrows!

I have more pics to post and more to write but I haven't had much time... I will add more and do her 11 month post eventually!!