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Eleanor had quite a week of firsts as we traveled to Florida for vacation.\u00a0 The hardest part of the trip was definitely dinner time.\u00a0 We ate out every night, and prior to this week Eleanor had only eaten out a few times.\u00a0 We were late for our reservation 4 out of 6 nights:<\/p>\n

26th – Late but not our fault (picking up Uncle B at the airport).\u00a0 Got our food to go.
\n27th – Late, but ordered and finished with everyone.\u00a0 Success!
\n28th – Even later (had to order via phone).
\n29th – Early! (left early)
\n30th – On time, but suffered our worst meltdown of the week during dinner :(
\n31st – Late\u00a0 (I probably spent a total of about 20 minutes in the restaurant).<\/p>\n

We tried lots of different tactics, but Amy and I never managed to eat uninterrupted, and we usually sprinted out of the restaurant as soon as we had both finished.\u00a0 Amy even had to get her Key Lime Pie to go :).\u00a0 We had late bedtimes almost every night, but Ellie managed to sleep pretty well in the hotel.\u00a0 My favorite part of the trip was our first walk on the beach.\u00a0 It was a little chilly, but Eleanor loved every minute of it.\u00a0 She took everything in, with her eyes wide and hands spread eagle the whole time.\u00a0 She only got fussy at the end, when we were walking into the wind.\u00a0 Amy’s favorite part was eating Key Lime Pie at every dinner, and sometimes at lunch.<\/p>\n

Firsts this week:<\/p>\n

throwing a toy
\nplaying patty cake
\nseeing the ocean
\nwalking on a beach
\nseeing a seagull (or possibly any other bird, for that matter)
\nsitting at the pool
\nwearing a sunhat
\nstaying in a hotel
\nlistening to waves
\nseeing dolphins
\nwearing a bathing suit
\nwearing a bathing suit backwards (photo included)
\ngetting in a pool
\nputting our feet in the sand
\nputting our feet in the ocean
\nNew Years (didn’t make it up till midnight)<\/p>\n

Amy and I went a little crazy with the photos this week – I’ll let them tell the rest of the story.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n