Florida Vacation.

So we are back from Florida and we had a great time! The weather was so beautiful the entire week, so when it started to SNOW for the first time this fall/winter season here at home, it made me long to go back and bask in the sunshine!

For this post I wanted to try writing from a different perceptive rather then just my own; my fellow blog Mommy Jenny from Belly Diaries sometimes blogs from the perspective of her son Preston, who happens to be exactly 2 days older then Loralai, and it is such a fun little read! So thank you Jenny for the inspiration :)

Please note that this post will be rather long.

So here is our Florida vacation from Loralai's perspective:

Vacation Bound!

Loralai, Grandma Brenda (my mom), and I are going to Florida this week! Loralai is going to meet her Grandma Maggie (hubby's mom) for the 2nd time since she was 8 months old. We will update and upload pictures when we get back :)

Have a great week everyone!

Pumpkin Patch!!

This is the picture of the cute little guest we had show up in the backyard! I was out there taking photo's of my business items on the deck, and I kept hearing a "meow" that sounded awfully close, so I went inside and this little cutie came up from under the deck.


Anyway now onto the pumpkin patch...

So I decided that after Loralai has said "pumpkin, I want a pumpkin" every time that we drive by any house that has a pumpkin on the porch, that it might be time to take a trip to the pumpkin patch!

So we packed up and Loralai, Ian, Carrie, and I headed to Chappell Farms! The two kiddies had a blast running around and exploring. Because we went midweek it was not busy, there was just a couple of daycare groups that came and for the most part all the kids were around the same age as Loralai and Ian, so they did not feel intimated at all so it was great!

So went we went into the pumpkin patch itself and Loralai searched and finally picked out the pumpkin she wanted, but after holding it for 30 seconds...all she could say was "too heavy", and now every time that she sees her pumpkin she says "too heavy" she cracks me up!

Niagara Falls Getaway!

Loralai and I were suppose to meet up with Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Bonnie last Thursday in Niagara Falls, but on Wednesday I was sitting at home and thought why not book a room and leave a day early. So on the internet I went and booked a room at the Americana Waterpark Hotel; I thought this would be great, the waterpark would give Loralai something to do, and since I desperately needed the mini vacation it would be fun for me as well!

So I packed up everything, picked up Loralai from Carrie's (her sitter/godmother) and started on our 2 hour drive, just me and my two year old! So I did not know what to expect since I have not taken Loralai away by myself before, but she was so great! Although Daddy was missed dearly and spoken about a lot.

So when we arrived at the hotel we unpacked in the room (which was huge and beautiful), and headed to check out the waterpark, but when we got to the doors and they were locked! We headed to the front desk and they advised us that the waterpark was closed on Tuesday's and Wednesday's, but that it did open up again on the Thursday at 2pm...excuse me WHAT?!! So Loralai and I went back to the room, where Mommy turned on Dora and then proceeded to cry for about 10 minutes. I was so disappointed. But then I decided that we could work with this, and that our trip plan would just have to take place in reverse. So we went over to Buffalo and did some shopping on Wednesday evening, visited the falls and Clifton Hill on Thursday morning, Loralai had a nap on Thursday in the early afternoon, and then we went to the waterpark and had a blast!!

There are unfortunately no pictures of us at the waterpark, since I was alone with her and I was not going to leave the camera unattended, but the waterpark was just perfect for toddlers up to about the age of 12 years. Loralai had such a fun time on the mini water slides, the water swings, and the wave pool! Check out the pictures on their website and you will see what I mean!

We did get some pictures of some of the fun we had seeing the falls and playing on Clifton Hill.



Some of Loralai's favourites while on this trip:

• Of course the waterpark
• The huge fish tank at the Americana Hotel
• Throwing pennies in the water fountain near the falls
• The midway on Clifton Hill and riding in the princess car
• Running up and down the halls in the hotel