The rest of our Florida vacation

The first and most important thing to say is that Cameron is an AMAZING traveler. We were so, so happy and proud of him for doing so well. He did awesome on all four flights, despite the mess on the way down and then a three hour delay in the airport on the way back. On each flight, he either slept, ate or charmed the other passengers around us. He smiled and laughed at people and everyone around us talked to him. He was good in the car, he was good sleeping in places he didn't know and he was good being held by lots of different people. He is a Traveling Walker, through and through!!

In Orlando we stayed with our friends Erin and Jason, in their new house. It is a gorgeous place and we had such a good time with them. We spent lots of time chatting and just hanging out, it was great. We already wrote about going to Magic Kingdom, but besides that we also went to another cool place while we were in Orlando: Blue Springs State Park. It is a natural spring that stays around 73 degrees all year round. During the winter lots of manatees from the connected river come up into the spring and stay there to keep warm. There is a really nice boardwalk along the whole spring and we got to see a ton of manatees, including some very cute babies. We brought along a picnic lunch and ate it there - it was so nice to eat outside in January!

Manatee Mama and Baby in the spring
Cam and Daddy on the boardwalk

Cam and Mama
After Orlando we headed down to Siesta Key for a week to stay with Omi and Opa. We had a fantastic time down there - the weather was great and Cam loved being outside so much. He loved being able to wear less clothes, loved going for walks every day and most of all, he loved spending so much time with Omi and Opa!! Cameron went swimming for the first (and second) time while we were there. The pool is kept at a nice warm 84 degrees so it was perfect for him. He liked swimming, especially when we pulled him around so he could kick his legs. He was not a big fan of floating on his back, but that was probably because the sun was so bright! We also went for walks on the beach, sat outside in the sun and ate delicious food every day. It was so relaxing and we had a great time!

Happy baby!!

"Walking" on the sand for the first time

Going for a walk on the beach
Cam in his sun hat and bathing suit, relaxing on the beach

Swimming in the pool

The whole family enjoying a gorgeous sunset

A tradition - taking our picture with the pelican statue

These are only a few of the great pictures that we took, we will upload the rest to the Photo Gallery very soon!