florida or bust!!

we hit the road last sunday evening and made a very long journey to orlando, florida. felicity's favorite part of the road trip was all the fast food stops lol!

the bad part was we drove and drove and drove so by the time we got to the hotel we all needed sleep!

felicity and i have matching pillow pets and ugly dolls hehehe

the next day we were lazy by the pool

 it was warm outside but the pool water was chilly so we just dipped our feet in like ladies

...burrrrrrr cold water!

and then, oh dear, felicity's beach ball blew into the water! we thought we were going to need to get in the water to get it but it blew back over to us so we could reach in and pull it out without getting wet!

like me, felicity loves the palm trees! can you find her? we were playing hide and seek.

after chillen' poolside and soaking up some hot floridian sun rays we got cleaned up for dinner at my aunt karen's house. 

aunt karen has a beautiful home in orlando, lucky! i was so excited to see my aunt and my cousins and their kids and they were very pleased to meet felicity. we had pizza then walked to their neighborhood's downtown area for frozen yogurt and we ate it on the pier. it was so nice!

this is where my mom sleeps when she stays with aunt karen

here is the living room, sorry blurry photo :( but you can still see how pretty it is.

the next day we got back in the car and headed to panama city

once we got in town we hit the beach straight away! we were too excited to wait!

it was felicity's first time at the beach and she was amazed at how beautiful and big it was!

we got there just in time for sunset!

at first she was a little timid and just watched the waves roll in and out

see her lil foot prints hehehe

but then she couldn't take it anymore! she wanted to get in and play! she wasn't in her swimsuit, but she didn't care! she just went for it! the water wasn't too bad actually. it was definitely warmer than the pool! she liked how the sand squished between her toes as the water rushed back out.

we collected a bunch of seashells and made a little sand castle with shell decorations.

we saved a few to give to the girls when we got home. some had holes in them so we can make necklaces with them!

felicity decided then that she could totally become a beach bum!

during our trip in panama city we spent everyday on the beach but then it was time to drive back home. it was very sad to say good bye. we really didn't want to leave the sun, palm trees, sea shells, ocean, and sand. for a minute felicity and i even considered running away to become beach bums and never coming back, but then we would miss our friends and family and they would be sad without us. so slowly we piled back into the car, waved good bye to the beach, and made the long trip back home. tear.

when we got home yesterday morning felicity was so excited to tell the other girls all about the trip and the beach and my aunt and cousins, and everything! she showed her souvenirs and gave each girl their own sea shell to keep! 

we love you florida!!!!!!!!