Justin, Erica, and I took Vaan on his first plane ride, 12/1/12, down to see Aunt Roselle and Uncle Mel! Roselle, Erica, and I have created an annual tradition of an early December Florida vacation to celebrate all of our birthdays. This year was extra special as it was our first family vacation as well! Growing up, my family always went to Florida to see my Grandpa, so it is only fitting that going to Florida to see family was Vaan's first! Vaan flew very well and won over the others on the flight with his cuteness! While we were in Florida, Vaan had his first "swim lesson"! He is an excellent back floater and has the skill of kicking mastered! He loved the water and I can't wait to get him into swim lessons in January. We exposed Vaan (and Justin) to our annual shopping extravaganza that goes along with this trip. Even though we didn't do near as much as we normally do, we still didn't disappoint - our bags were packed FULL by the end! We also continued with our annual tradition of decorating Roselle's tree with several hundred ornaments (I am not exaggerating) and putting our 3 matching ornaments on for the year. Vaan got his own special ornament this year for her tree as well. We had a great time seeing Roselle and Mel, celebrating Roselle and Erica's birthday, shopping, swimming, and relaxing in the warm Florida air!
At five months, Vaan's favorite past time is log rolling EVERYWHERE! You put him down as far away from the Christmas tree as possible, a few minutes later he has rolled his way under! He can get (almost) anywhere he would like and get at anything on the floor! I guess this is his way of saying, "mom and dad, you better think about child proofing our house because I am ready to MOVE!" He continues to be an incredibly happy baby and bring us joy each and every day. We could not be more blessed!
Cheers to Florida, Festivities, and Five Months!
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