Marco Island

August 13, 2013

Marco Island

The Holick family decided on Marco Island as our vacation destination this summer. We did this last year as well with Nolan and quickly knew that it was the perfect place to vacation with little kids. We stay at Eric's uncle's condo so we have the comforts of home with a full kitchen, laundry room, and the added bonus of a private pool that we can sit poolside during nap time :)

Our vacation this year could not have gone better. The kids were GREAT travelers on both legs of the flight, Quinn decided to stop drinking a bottle during the middle of the night on day one and didn't look back, they napped well, both loved the pool and boat rides, the weather was really nice, and we even had the opportunity to have a date night one night since Eric's parents joined us for a few days. All in all, I couldn't have asked for our vacation to have gone any differently!

In line at the airport.

Settled into our first flight with two kids. Nolan had his own seat since he is two and we passed Quinn back and forth. They did great. Nolan was happy to watch endless episodes of Bubble Guppies and eat snacks upon snacks and baby drank a bottle, napped, and looked around.

Naked snacking.

Beach babies. We actually didn't spend much time at the beach at all this year. It was too hot for Quinn and just seemed like a LOT of work when we had a pool steps away.

Papo and Nolan.

"Yum....superman ice cream!"

Testing out the water for the first time. She didn't even flinch when her feet were put on the sand or in the water.

Handsome boy.

Seashells.

Nolan having his daily picnic by the pool.

Quinn LOVED swimming. She would drink her 11:30 bottle by the pool, get her suit on, and then hop in for a good hour each day. She really liked the raft but also loved being held in the pool so she could kick her legs around and splash.

This picture makes me laugh every time I see it. Nolan, Eric, and Papo did a couple of longer boat rides but this is the one ride that Quinn joined in. Besides the life jacket, she really loved it, especially when the boat went fast. She stuck her face in the breeze and smiled away. Goofy girl.

Nolan and Papo modeling their matching Snook Inn t-shirts.

Date night to celebrate our five year anniversary. We went to a couple different restaurants on the beach for drinks and an appetizer and then for dinner. It was so fun and almost felt like we were back on our honeymoon walking the beach.

Pretty sunset.

Remember how I said Quinn loves a good breeze?! Put the girl in front of a fan and she goes nuts.

"I love the breeze!!"

One of our favorite spots on the island is a restaurant on the beach called "Quinn's." This was in no way one of the reasons we named our daughter Quinn but it was fun to prop her up next to a couple of signs at the restaurant for pictures :)

Dad and daughter.

Our best attempt at a family picture. Notice how everyone is looking in totally different directions.

Papo and Grandma with the kiddos.

Three Holick men.

Eric and Nolan.

Thumbs up!

Little man.

Loving shoulder rides with Papo.

Nolan loving the live music aka the "guitar guy."

Relaxing.

Jumping!

Little fish. Nolan did such a great job in the pool. He was almost too courageous at the end of the trip. He blew bubbles, let us dunk him, jumped off the side, kicked, floated on his back and held on to the side of the pool and kicked by himself. I think he will be signed up for swim lessons this winter.