Thanksgiving in Anna Maria

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, 2019!

We loved traveling to Florida last year for Thanksgiving so we decided to do it again this year and it did not disappoint.  We switched locations from Marco Island to Anna Maria Island this year.  We had traveled there one before and fell in love with the area and it was just as wonderful the second time around.  We are already talking about returning next year!

Traveling with these three is getting easier each time.  They were definitely ready to arrive at the house by the time we go there though!

These two jumped right into the hot tub and checked out the beach once we arrived while Mairin took a nap and Eric and I unpacked and got organized for the week.

First beach day!

Mairin wasn't a big fan of her pack n' play for the first couple of days.  The poor girl would stand in the corner and fall asleep standing up, cry, get herself back in the corner and repeat the whole process again.  Luckily bed time wasn't as bad but she was not a fan of her new bed during the day.  She eventually got the hang of it though.

Nolan discovered mousse on this trip.  He was pouting and upset that they didn't have the ice cream he wanted so Quinn ordered vanilla and I ordered mousse (one of my favorite desserts).  Nolan continued to pout about it but finally tried it and his whole world was turned upside down.  He now claims it's his favorite dessert as well.

Eric enjoyed taking Nolan and Quinn out on little day adventures while Mairin napped and I got a bit of time to relax on my own.

Our attempt to get a picture of all three with me on the steps of the house we rented.

We had a chillier day one of the mornings so we took the kids to the Donut Experiment for breakfast, did some exploring around the island and fit in a round of putt-putt.

Lots of pool was had by all three!

Anna Maria Oyster Bar for dinner.

Waiting for the trolley.

The only way we got the picture above was by letting Mairin run around in circles around the other two in an attempt to "get them."

Dessert for two (or ten)!

Beach baby.

Love this crew.

Nolan created a game on Thanksgiving called, Turkey Toss.  You got a certain amount of points depending on where the ball landed.  He wanted to charge people as they passed by but didn't want to ask anyone to play either.

Bathing beauty.  

Another bathing beauty.

On Thanksgiving night, we went out to dinner.  We did not opt for the traditional Thanksgiving food, which no one seemed to mind and Nolan made sure to order the mousse for dessert!

One last sand castle before heading back to Columbus the next morning.