Day 1:
We got to the island around 4:00, so after settling into our room, we headed down to Bridge Street Bistro for dinner. Jeremy ordered the Surf n' Turf burger. It looked so good!
Ben doesn't go anywhere without a train, or two, or three.........
We checked out the beach after dinner. It looked so pretty even after raining most of the day.
And no dinner is complete on the island without a trip to Joe's Eats & Sweets. Ben has a very sophisticated palate and always orders the mango sorbet.
Ben taught Papa how to play his new favorite game.....Trouble. They were so cute playing together!
A little evening stroll on the beach........
Day 2:
We got to have a little fun in the sun before the rain came in today. Ben loves swimming in the pools and our hotel has two different pools for us to swim in! We went out to the beach after dinner for fireworks. They were wonderful again!
Day 3:
Happy birthday, America! We celebrated the 4th by watching the parade on the island this morning and then more pool time. Ben practiced swimming without his floaties and did such a good job! Aunt Lisa came over from St. Pete just in time for lunch. We took her out for some amazing fish & chips, then Ben just had to take her to Joe's! We did more swimming and exploring on the beach. Aunt Lisa taught Ben all about the coquina and sand fleas. Ben loved this little science lesson, so we spent the next hour walking up and down the beach looking for coquina. Another storm came in so we headed back to the room and started making dinner. Cindy grilled hamburgers and made cole slaw and baked beans. I made potato salad while Ben and Aunt Lisa decorated cupcakes for the holiday. We all had so much fun in the kitchen together. Dinner was fantastic and the rain stopped in time for us to check out the intercoastal before Ben got too sleepy. We saw a starfish in the shallow water and watched lots of fish jumping. We're so glad Aunt Lisa got to spend the holiday with us.
Day 4:
Today was our last full day on the island. We got out on the beach pretty early and the water looked a little calmer than it had been. Jeremy and I have been wanting to paddle board, so we decided to give it a try. It was so hard to stay up on the boards with all of the waves! We definitely got a leg workout! Ben enjoyed playing in the sand and looking for more coquina. It rained after lunch so Ben and I decided to take a much needed nap. It was our first nap of the week! After resting, we headed over to St. Armand's Circle. We had fun looking around and tried the macarons at the French pastry shop called Le Macaron. I tried the coconut while Neal and Cindy tried the strawberry kiwi. They were so good! We left the circle and headed back over to Bradenton for dinner. We had a pizza buffet at Fire & Stone Pizza. I'm not sure that I've ever eaten so much in my life! We were stuffed! Ben wanted ice cream from Joe's one last time so we stopped there before going back to the hotel. We had such a fun trip and cannot wait for next July!
Ben was being especially sweet to his mama and Jeremy caught it on camera!
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