Sanibel Island 2015

In the beginning of this month we had a wonderful family vacation to Sanibel Island, FL. We decided to drive there and back...slightly crazy with a 3-month old and 3-year old, but it actually went pretty well, all things considered. Because I'm breastfeeding, we were going to drive through the night, so that the kids would sleep and we wouldn't have to stop as much, but when we left we hit a huge snowstorm about an hour south of our house. We decided to drive a few hours and then stopped around 1am. Because of the weather, it took us a little longer to get there, but we still managed to get there in 2 days.

We did have to stop frequently for nursing breaks, and potty breaks, but we had minimal crying, and Avery didn't have any accidents the entire way down! She also loved staying in the hotel, and surprisingly slept really well there. I was more worried about Kendall being thrown off schedule, like sleeping all day driving, and staying up all night, but somehow she managed to stay pretty close to schedule too! I was definitely counting my blessings.

We arrived in Ft. Myers on a Friday evening and stayed with my parents for one night. It worked out well because Travis had a fishing charter on Saturday, so we spent time with my family on a walk,
and at the pool. We headed out to Sanibel on Saturday evening after dinner, and my sister Kelsey tagged along. She stayed with us from Saturday until Tuesday.

Basically we spent most of the vacation at the pool and beach, and just relaxing in the condo. Avery loved swimming in the pool, flying her new kite on the beach, and building sand castles. I used a Moby wrap to walk with Kendall on the beach, and she was also able to take many naps by the pool and on the beach. We ate breakfast and lunch most days in the condo, and went out to dinner most nights. Both girls did really well at the restaurants, but it will be nice when Kendall can sit in a high chair on her own (very soon!)

My mom came out to Sanibel most days and spent time with us at the pool, and it was fun seeing Avery get more comfortable in the water. Mid-week we went out to Ft. Myers to do a little shopping and had a great time while Travis and my dad golfed. We also met up with Travis's Uncle David, and his family, for dinner at Islamorada (at Bass Pro Shops.) My parents babysat the girls the following night so that Travis and I could go to dinner on our own, and that was really nice too!

Overall we had a great time and it was way more relaxing than I thought it might be (with a new baby and everything.) I feel very fortunate to have such an amazing family.