Daytona and Beyond...

The day after Isaac's birthday we left for Florida with my family. We flew into Orlando and drove to Daytona Beach where my parents had rented a house. We spent lots of time just laying on the beach and playing in the waves-it was so great to be back in the ocean. One day we went to Downtown Disney (the only part of Disney we could afford-it was free!). Despite our efforts to buy Isaac some great souvenir, he chose (really, he wasn't interested in anything else) a $1.50 tin of candy (that I ate) and a $3 Mickey shovel. Dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe was great. Thankfully, Isaac enjoyed the realistic animals and thunderstorms and was not terrified of it all. We also spent a few hours at the Daytona Raceway. It was warm that day, but enjoyable nonetheless.

This was actually Isaac's third official trip via plane. He was quite squirmy, but he did just fine.

Just a random picture of Isaac playing at the table with my family...he loves this little ball-thanks Mom and Dad!

Us at LegoLand and Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney.

This little sundome was a really lifesaver-he figured pretty quickly how to get the sand into the tent, but he was happy and out of the sun and much as possible-thanks Grandma and Grandpa Chapman!

One of Jake's goals in Florida was to catch a crab-and he did! I lived in Florida for many years when I was a child and never thought to dig them up after I saw their little air bubbles. Jake roped my brother into a few digs and they were usually successfull-boys will be boys, right?

There is a small chocolate factory in Daytona Beach that gives free tours (and samples!). It was a cute little place with very yummy chocolate. We ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. that night for dinner-here's Jake showing off his lobster claws from his "Bucket O Trash." The whole restaurant was a Forest Gump theme-very fun and the food was great!

A couple of pictures from the track-we took a tour out onto the track and the infield (I think that's what it's called). It was a lot of fun-Isaac was our little speed racer that day!

One morning my sister in-law had to go to the doctor for an ear infection (bummer!) so Jake and my sister and her husband and I all went to the most random place-I actually can't think of what's it called right now. Basically, it was a garden, the ruins from a sugar mill, and the remains of a 50 year old amusement park (that's what this dino is from). It was pretty-and free-and it gave us something to do while everyone else was at the doctor.

We were so glad for the opportunity to go to Florida with my family. Thankfully, Isaac enjoyed the sand and even the surf by the end of the week. Hopefully this will be one of many trips to the ocean!