Our trip started by taking a stretch white limo to the airport!
(Mommy found a great deal on Living Social)
For the first leg of our trip,
we stayed the very charming Riverview Hotel
in New Smyrna Beach, Fl.
Mila quickly dubbed it The Pink Hotel.
We spent maybe 10 minutes in the hotel room
before we put on our suits and hit the pool!
Mila's cousins were vacationing a few miles away
so we got to spend lots of fun times with them too!
Mila displaying her shell collection.
We enjoyed breakfast on our balcony each morning.
Mila didn't mind her legs being buried a bit!
Daddy tolerated a total body bury from his niece and nephew.
Beach babes.
The cousins had a blast splashing together.
Mila liked the beach more than the pool so we
spent a lot of time there.
22 weeks pregnant with Mila's little sis!
We watched some fisherman wrangle a 5 ft. long shark!
They set it free shortly after.
We loved the little restaurant nest to our hotel, Cafe Heavenly.
Great lobster rolls!
The Pink Hotel had apples and
fresh chocolate chip cookies in the lobby each day,
Mila took full advantage.
Check out the sweet necklace Mila
made one lovely, lazy afternoon.
As Mila says, "It's a sha sha sha shark!"
Sandy Vandy.
AHHH! We love the beach!
Family time is the best time.
New Smyrna Sweetie.
Our hotel room overlooked the causeway.
When the bell rang the bridge went up so big boats could pass.
Mila was always so excited to hear that bell and watch the boats.
Clowning around in the tacky tourists shops.
For our second leg of the trip, we headed to Orlando
where we visited with more family.
Here is Mommy, Grandma Lynn and Great Grandma Mimi.
Goofballs in Grandma Mimi's pool.
At Mommy's Uncle Keith & Aunt Mickie's place
we spotted a very friendly bald eagle! See it on the lawn?
His name is Henry and Uncle Keith has trained him
to come closer each year.
He was only about 7 feet away from us!
Family photos after church.
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We stayed at Marriott's Harbour Lake...
It was the perfect place for Mila!
The pirate theme was right up her alley,
the entire time there she insisted we call her Izzy
(from Jake & The Neverland Pirates).
This was her preferred way to slide down.
She wore a smile on her face the whole time...
...and because of that so did Mommy & Daddy :)
She made a little friend at the pool and played with him for two days.
His name was Dylan but she just called him, "My boy."
Poolside ice cream.
Again, Daddy! Higher!
Family photo before Mommy and Daddy went to dinner.
Thanks to Grandma Lynn's babysitting,
we enjoyed an AMAZING, adult dinner
at Jiko in Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Soaking up some rays.
4 generations of bathing beauties.
Mila loves her Great Grandma Mimi and Grandma Lynn.
We celebrated our last night with a fantastic dinner at
Cafe Tu Tu Tango on International Drive.
The restaurant was filled with funky art.
Tan and happy.
Cheers to a great family vacation!
