May!

Okay, now we're up to May. In May we went on a week long vacation to St. Petersburg, FL. It was just the three of us on a family vacation. We had a condo that was right across the street from the beach. It was in a great location. Our plan for the week was to go the beach a lot and then take a trip to Busch Gardens in Tampa.

Tyler and Dan on the plane. The last time Tyler flew he was 18 months old, so this was more exciting to him. The excitement didn't last too long though, which is why God made portable DVD players.

Tyler wasn't too excited about the water. He was way more interested in the sand. He played in the sand for hours.

Dan with some bird friends.

Tyler and I after a visit to the St. Petersburg aquarium, located in the oddly shaped building behind us (way out on the pier).

After much consideration, we decided to go to Busch Gardens instead of Disney (we flew in to Orlando which was a couple hours away from St. Petersburg). I am very glad we did that. We were close and able to do it all in a day. Plus, they had just opened up a Sesame Street section that was perfect for Tyler. He absolutely loved the rides and had no fear about them. He's just like his mommy and daddy! It will be fun when he is older and we can take him on the big rides. Although, at that point he probably won't want to hang out with mom and dad anymore!

The very first thing he did was ride the roller coaster. Even though it was a short ride, I was surprised at the speed and steep banking turns. He went on it with Dan first and then came running off of it saying, "Again! Again!" Luckily, it was not crowded so we were able to do it multiple times.

Riding the carousel with daddy.

He seemed excited about this ride until it started it moving. Then you could tell he thought it was pretty lame. I mean, after riding a roller coaster this thing was for babies! =)

This was the first ride he went on where he was by himself. I expected tears but he didn't seem to care at all. In fact, he had quite a serious expression on his face while driving. I think he didn't want to be a distracted driver (and I suspect he wished it went faster). Doesn't he look like such a big boy "driving" that car?

Dan and another friend of his.

Tyler riding his motorcycle.

That's it for Florida pictures. Later in the month we took Tyler to his first minor league baseball game in Des Moines. I'm glad I got this cute picture because he was not a fun kid for most of the game and we ended up leaving early, vowing to never leave the house with him again.