Florida 2009

Jace had an awesome time on his first 'airplane vacation'! He was gone a little over a week as he had to drop Ozzy off to stay with Kona. Of course taking Ozzy to KC meant also having a little time with Tom and Erin (2 of his favorite people).



After a restful night with Tom and Erin it was off to the airport (Thanks Erin) to get on the plane.



And be silly with Mommy.



Jace did very well on the plane. His ears bothered him on the way up and down (both times he offered to go in the car or on a boat) but once he was up in the sky he was loving it.

High on Jace's list of things to do in Florida was 'play in the dirt'. He spent many hours sitting under an umbrella just digging in the sand. Actually getting in the water was a little scary but he did get his feet (and maybe half a torso) wet several times with much coaxing.



Of course all that digging takes a lot out of a man....and there's nothing like eating by the ocean!



Ummm, and eating some more!



Of course Mommy had to try her hand at snorkeling(and fail miserably if you really wanted to know).



In the end, the beach was a favorite activity...especially walking on the boardwalk scoping out the chicks!



Another favorite of Jace's was the boat ride he took around the inter coastal waters and out to the ocean.





Jace was not limited to sand and surf on his vacation however. He also visited the Palm Beach Zoo..



..where apparently he knew more than this 5 or 6 year old kid he is telling the ways of the world to.



Jace also went to the Lion Country Safari which was super sweet! He was able to drive through the park first and see some awesome animals (like these rhinos) up close.



After the drive-through portion, there was even a petting zoo!



Jace even made time for some shopping...which you will notice he thoroughly enjoyed.



If you know Jace's Mommy, then you know lots of good eats were involved in this trip. One of Jace's favorites was the Rainforest Cafe....when the monkeys weren't yelling and pounding their fists.



One of the best parts of Jace's trip was getting to spend time with Aunt Denise and Uncle Chuck.





Of course who wouldn't love an Uncle who let you paint the walls?



And that's it folks.....you have now viewed about 1/12234234th of the pictures taken by Mommy's camera happy self!