Florida!

We are very sad to be back from Florida! We had sooooo much fun! Matthew was so adorable and loved every minute of vacation! He was also very lucky to spend part of his vacation with 2 of his cousins, Connor and Cullen! And it was SOOOO good to see my mom and dad... I think they missed us as much as we missed them... but they have been having a great time in Daytona Beach Shores.... the weather has been unseasonably cold there so that has been a bummer for them. We had OK weather, it was a little cooler than we would have liked, but it didn't stop from getting some sun and having lots of fun! The week went by so fast but we packed a lot in! We went to lots of beach restaurants, did lots of walking on the beach, rented golf carts to drive on the beach, went mini-golfing, my dad and Ben got to go to the Daytona 500 and Ben and I even got to out to dinner ALONE to celebrate our 4th anniversary! The place we went was in a marina and there were HUGE yachts that were either rented or owned by NASCAR drivers or team owners. I have never seen yachts this big! They were larger than most homes, they had full service bars and a full staff... it was so fun to be able to see into them as we ate! We had a great dinner and will remember our 4th anniversary as an extra special one! Below are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip. If you would like to see more pics, you are can click on the 2 links below :)

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This was taken on our last day... had to get one last walk in!
Matthew driving the golf cart!

Matthew and Daddy and their awesome sand castle!

Mini golfing!

It was hard to get Matthew's naps in, so he took several naps on the beach in the stroller! So cute!

Burying Cullen and Matthew in the sand!

Having lunch at Crabby Joe's and looking for sting rays!

At a restaurant in Ponce Inlet... there was a guy who had a boat with this parrot on it... it's name was Skittles and he talked and danced.

Super Bowl

I am happy to report that Ben is home safe and sound! He had a great time and loved snow-mobiling! I am a little worried that he is going to be gone every weekend doing this! :) It was good for him to get away, but we missed him and were happy to have him home early on Sunday! :) They left super early and he was home by 9:00am with a McDonald's breakfast! It was a great surprise!

We had a little Super Bowl party. It was super laid back and really fun to have people over. Matthew loved it too. He loves to be on the go or be around people. Every morning he wakes up and says, "Where are we going? I want to go someplace else." He definitely is NOT a home-body! Carey and Jess Tri (Carey and Ben have been friends since birth), Ali, Michael & sweet baby Marlowe Cain (Ali and I have been friends since birth also), Chris and Maggie Toppin (I've known Maggie almost since she was born... I hate to admit this but I used to baby-sit Maggie.. UGH! I'm old!!! and Chris and Ben are friends) and the Ashley (Ben's youngest sister) and her family all came over to watch the Super Bowl. I love entertaining and hope to do it more often! Below are some photos of the festivities! Also, more fun news... Carey and Jess are expecting their first baby in June! It's a boy! YAY!

Lots of laughter!

Matthew and his favorite baby Marlowe. She was all decked out in football apparel!

Matthew and his BFF Kennedy! Note the hockey helmet... he is obsessed! Kennedy also has an obsession... High School Musical! :) She loves to wear anything High School Musical, so she is a Wildcat Cheerleader!! I love it!

I bought these cupcakes the day before the Super Bowl and it was sooo hard for Matthew to look at them for one day and not have one... check out his face as he is eyeing it up! How funny!!