Zach loved the beach. He was a little cautious about the ocean
itself, but the sand was another story. Every day he'd say "daddy, let's go shovel!" I have to say, Scott was amazing... playing in the sand with Zach isn't particularly exciting, especially since Zach mostly just wants to knock down whatever you are trying to build. But Scott spent hours out there!Zach wasn't too interested in the shells, although one day he collected quite a few, and then was doling the "money" out to us. I think grandma got the most! :)
There are many many reasons to go on vacation with your parents. One great thing is simply the amount of time we got to spend with my parents - usually when we see them it's for a long weekend. So to be able to hang out with them all week, and watch how much Zach loved being with them too - it was wonderful.
One of the more obvious benefits of vacationing with grandparents is that you get some help taking care of your child, which is tremendous when you're just wanting to relax on vacation. Scott and I got to sleep in every single morning, which is a very rare luxury! We also walked on
the beach while Zach was napping, and went on a few "dates" too. Our first solo outing was to a spring training baseball game, since the Twins were conveniently playing at the Pirates "home", which happened to be about 5 miles from where we were staying.
It was a beautiful day for baseball, although the game was a little different than we're used to. Most of the Twins starters hadn't even traveled to the game, so by the sixth inning Scott didn't even know anyone who was playing! And as the players come out of the game, they start "cooling down" out in left field, including running on the warning track while the game is still going on! It was very odd to see, and distracting! But at least we got to see Liriano pitch, and a few names we knew (ie Cuddyer, Spann) play.
If you're ever in the Tampa area with a small child - go to their zoo! It was a wonderful zoo, for Zach and for us adults.
One of the more obvious benefits of vacationing with grandparents is that you get some help taking care of your child, which is tremendous when you're just wanting to relax on vacation. Scott and I got to sleep in every single morning, which is a very rare luxury! We also walked on
the beach while Zach was napping, and went on a few "dates" too. Our first solo outing was to a spring training baseball game, since the Twins were conveniently playing at the Pirates "home", which happened to be about 5 miles from where we were staying.
It was a beautiful day for baseball, although the game was a little different than we're used to. Most of the Twins starters hadn't even traveled to the game, so by the sixth inning Scott didn't even know anyone who was playing! And as the players come out of the game, they start "cooling down" out in left field, including running on the warning track while the game is still going on! It was very odd to see, and distracting! But at least we got to see Liriano pitch, and a few names we knew (ie Cuddyer, Spann) play.
If you're ever in the Tampa area with a small child - go to their zoo! It was a wonderful zoo, for Zach and for us adults.
Zach's first carousel ride - he chose the gorilla!
The weather hovered around 80 for the second half of our trip, so Scott was determined to spend some time in the ocean. Zach went in up to his knees, but that was about as brave as he got. Scott was one of the few diving around in the water - while it wasn't freezing, it was too cold for the rest of us!We took a boat tour in Sarasota Bay that guaranteed we'd see dolphins; unfortunately it was too early in the season for manatees. But we did get to see several dolphins jumping around - I won't bore you with those pictures since they're mostly just a fin sticking out of the water. Zach's favorite part of the trip was the aquarium on the boat; he learned that Nemo is a clown fish. :)
We were quite bummed to get home to the snow last week, after such a great vacation. But at least spring is making it's way here! If you'd like to see the rest of the pictures from our trip, click here to see the snapfish album.
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