Florida Keys 2017

We booked a trip to the Florida Keys again for spring break this year.  We had traveled to Marathon two years ago so it was fun to return and remember how little Quinn was and how old we thought Nolan was since Quinn was Nolan's age this time around.  It was a fun, relaxing vacation and we had great weather.  Nice to get away for a week to unwind and spend some time as a family.  Dad and Mary came down for a portion of the trip as well so the kids had fun spending time with them and Eric and I were able to duck out one evening for a couple of drinks.  It was a great time and we were all sad to leave at the end of the week.

Nolan wrote this on his Boogie Board the day before we left.  The kids were SO excited about vacation this year.

Bright and early at the airport.  Our flight took off at 5:45 so we woke the kids up around 3:30 that morning!

Florida bound!

We made it!

We couldn't get into the house right away so we made a few stops for lunch, beach gear, and popsicles before unloading our things into the house.

While Eric and I unpacked our luggage and groceries the kids immediately jumped into the pool.  Our friends, the Mortons, stopped by that night for pizza and I think the kids finally got to bed around 9:00.  It was a looooong day but they were troopers!  

Relaxing poolside.

Sparky's.

Nolan was really into digging holes on the beach.  He dug some pretty impressive ones.  We buried him in this one :)

Eric and I headed back to Sparky's one night for a date night and this guy happened to be sitting next to us.  Turns out he grew up in Bay Village right around the corner from us.  He was a real weirdo and he never ended up leaving us alone but we got a good laugh out of it.

Tiny old soul relaxing and observing his surroundings.

Sad to leave.