florida vacation

i haven't been able to post in a while because of all the pre-trip preparations and then the trip itself, but i do have a lot of pictures and video now to share. we went down to florida for my 10 year reunion and there is a picture of matt and i all dressed-up. but then we got down to showing off maddie and meeting her cousin annabell! when maddie and annabell were first meeting face to face, annabell started crying and maddie laughed at her (at least until she realized that annabell really was sad). then grandma and aunt abby really got her laughing, but i only got video of the tail end of it for your viewing enjoyment.



maddie also got to meet uncle josh and aunt adrienne and their dogs, reeses and maya. the dogs had lots of kisses for maddie and she laughed at them a little. we were joking that she couldn't figure out how these stuffed animals moved around so much...

maddie did so good on the flights there and back! on her first official flight, they gave her wings and a certificate for her baby book. she pretty much slept for take-off on the way down and then stayed awake and played with her monkey rattle (and when i say 'played' i mean that she chewed on it like a pharana). and then flying back yesterday she slept for 2-1/2 hours, ate, and then slept for another half hour before she woke up and starting talking and laughing at the tray table (we couldn't figure out what was so funny about it - the sun or the color - but at least she was happy).

and what would a trip to florida be without sunglasses. love.