Palm Beach Mini Vacation

We just got back from a mini family vacation to Palm Beach and aside from a stomach virus, we had a fantastic time!  One of my good friends who I used to work with, got married this weekend.  The boys have been asking to go to the beach for a few months now, so I thought this would be a fun opportunity to get them to the beach for a few days.
We left last Thursday so we could break up the drive on the way down.  We ended up getting a great deal on a hotel through Priceline in Orlando, so we stopped there for the evening.  Harrison got sick in the car about 20 minutes into the ride, but thankfully said he still wanted to go to the beach and did great the rest of the trip.  We got to Orlando mid-afternoon, so we unloaded our bags and headed straight for the pool.

 That evening we decided to venture out somewhere fun for dinner since we were in Orlando.  We were hoping to find a disney themed restaurant for the kids, but wanted to stay close by, so we opted for Bubba Gump Shrimp, which was located inside the City Walk at Universal Studios, and just a few minutes from our hotel.  As soon as walked up, I saw a miniature golf course just across the way from the restaurant.  I knew as soon as they saw it, they would want to play.    We didn't eat dinner until 7 pm so it was a late night but the kids did great.

It was dark by the time we got to the course, which I think made it more fun for the kids.

The next morning, we got up and headed to West Palm Beach.  Once again, we checked in and this time, headed straight for the beach.

ready to go!

They had a blast

Needless to say, they both napped every day without even complaining!
I love this picture because you can see Davis' little feet curled up.  I'm pretty sure this is how he liked to be in the womb because he always sleeps like this and his feet haven't straightened out all the way yet.

After naps it was time to head to the rehearsal dinner.  Camila graciously invited us even though we had to bring the kids with us.  The dinner was at a beautiful restaurant called Pistache, so we were nervous about the boys, but overall they did great.  Camila's nephew, who was the ring bearer, was there, so the boys had someone to play with which was nice.

The scenery was just gorgeous down there, so I feel like I took a million pictures!

Harrison wanted to take a picture...not bad!

The beautiful bride!

We got home around 11 pm so the boys crashed and slept in (a little).  Unfortunately, Lance had to be on a conference call from 4:30 am - 7:30 am and then again at 9:30, so we ate breakfast together and then I took the boys out for a morning walk.  They loved looking at the boats.

and I liked sitting on the dock with my coffee!

 

We headed back to get Lance, who was still working unfortunately, so I headed to the beach with the boys and Lance met us there.  We headed back after about an hour in an attempt to get the boys back on schedule and to get ready for the wedding.  One of my sorority sisters who lives in the area was so gracious to help me find a baby sitter so Lance and I could go to the wedding, and we were so thankful!  

 We headed over to the wedding at 5:15, and oh my goodness, was it beautiful! 

Her flowers weren't up in the picture, but the venue was amazing.

The cute couple dancing (sorry T, I only got half of him)...

The next morning, we got up and headed to a Marriott resort that was one island up from Palm Beach, called Singer Island.  It was absolutely amazing and I wish we could have stayed longer!  The resort was right on the beach and had a zero-entry kids pool with a waterfall and a water slide, and a separate adult only pool.
When we arrived these cute little guys were waiting for us on the coffee table

For only $28 each we could donate to the sea turtles and take these guys home!  Thank you Marriott.  At first we thought they were a welcome gift so we let the kids play with them.  Now Shelby and Shelly live in Kennesaw, GA. :)
 Obviously the kids loved the water slide!

Unfortunately, after about 2 hours of playing in the pool, Davis started feeling nauceaus and threw up in the pool...yes, we were THAT family! They closed the pool down and we hung our heads in shame.  The worst part was that our hotel room wasn't ready yet, so we had to sit there for a few hours waiting to take Davis upstairs.  Thankfully, he fell asleep in my lap and didn't throw up any more that day.  Lance took Harrison back out for more swimming that afternoon and I stayed in while Davis napped.  Its hard to complain too much when this is your view!

We kept Davis inside the next day and aside from being tired and lethargic, he seemed to be doing okay.  We knew not to take him near the pool, but it wasn't too hot outside, so we let him get some fresh air down at the beach for about an hour.  This is probably my favorite picture I took...

Unfortunately, he spent the rest of the trip like this...

The other funny thing was that I had ordered a natural sunscreen for the boys faces a few weeks ago.  It had you specify blue or pink and I thought they were referring to the packaging.  I clearly didn't read it well enough...

Davis seemed to be better after our last day, staying in the condo, but he had a rough ride home.  I think being in the car for so long just did him in.  Overall, it was a wonderful trip and we had a great time.  Its always hard to leave vacation but Harrison "graduates" from pre-school next week, so we have a lot to look forward to!