On Sunday, Mommy and Daddy woke Clara and Emma at 6:30 in the morning to get them dressed and fed before the car service came at 7:30. The drive to Westchester County Airport was short and the check-in and security only took 10 minutes! While a small airport, it was certainly easy to navigate with kids! Clara and Emma both had seats on the plane. The girls were overtired and cried themselves to sleep. Mommy was "that Mommy" on the plane, but she knows Daddy is right when he reminds her that it is okay! After a nap, the girls enjoyed showing off to the other passengers and making friends with the flight attendants. Emma even took a walk through the cabin with one of them. The girls enjoyed a nice lunch and bottle. After, Clara put her finger in the open Alimentum portable can and cut it. While it was bleeding, it wasn't too bad and Clara didn't really seem to mind, except for that it is the finger she puts in her mouth. After renting a car and a drive to the resort, Clara and Emma greeted Grandma, Aunt Christina and Lucas. Aunt Christina helped to put a band-aid on Clara's finger before everyone headed to the pool. The girls were really tired and didn't seem to love it at first. In the evening, Mommy went to the store and got food for dinner for her and Daddy.
On Monday, after everyone rested through the night, the girls enjoyed breakfast and played in the grassy, shady area before naptime. During naptime, Mommy went to Grandma and Grandpa's apartment and enjoyed time with them and Uncle Adam. After naptime, the girls went to the beach for the first time with Grandpa, Mommy and Daddy and tried the beach tent. However, it was too windy to stay. The girls did enjoy teething on big shells, which Grandpa said had calcium. In the evening, everyone came over to Mommy and Daddy's place while Clara and Emma slept for a Memorial Day BBQ. 
Tuesday morning, Daddy and Mommy took Clara and Emma on a walk to the beach and saw Lucas, Uncle Adam and Aunt Christina. Lucas showed the girls how he can stand without holding on! Lucas loves the water too. At 11, everyone headed to Sanibel Cafe for lunch. Clara, Emma and Lucas left quite a mess, but had a ball. They enjoyed applesauce and grilled cheese. Mommy took Emma to the beach after she woke up from her nap and she played in the water with Uncle Adam and dug for shells. Mommy wasn't sure she would like the sand because she doesn't like the grass, but she seemed to love the beach. After, Mommy took Emma to the pool and put her in the baby float. She figured out that she could walk around in the water and had a big smile on her face. She even wore Grandpa's hat to help shade her face from the sun. For the first time, the girls had apple juice watered down and they seemed to drink more because of it, which was good, because Mommy and Daddy didn't want them to get dehydrated. Clara came after her nap and also loved the water. In the late afternoon, after a nap, the girls played around the apartment. Emma seemed to think that the curtains were funny and played peek a boo, while Clara stood around naked, boucing up and down and lauging. Grandma and Grandpa babysat while Mommy and Daddy went out to Doc Ford's for dinner. Uncle Adam and Aunt Christina told them that they had reserved a special table for them, which Mommy and Daddy couldn't figure out what they had meant throughout the dinner.. until the check came with a note. It was from Uncle Adam, Aunt Christina and Lucas and said the dinner was a treat for Mommy and Daddy's bdays and date nite- how sweet! After a walk on the beach and a rest in the hammock, Mommy and Daddy went home for the night.
Early Wednesday morning, the boys went on a fishing trip (except Lucas) and the girls stayed back. Aunt Alyssa came to help Mommy with Clara and Emma and took them to visit Grandma. After naptime. everyone headed to the beach. Clara seemed to like the water and sand too. Emma thought the sand was food and was dissapointed when she ate it. Everyone thought the kids were triplets because they all wore their giraffe outfits. Mommy found that the hoods were better to shield the babies heads and faces because they didn't try taking them off, like they did with the hats. After enjoying lunch at Coconuts- the pool bar, the girls took a nap. When they woke up, Daddy was back! Aunt Christina and Uncle Adam had bought baby floats for all the kids and they loved being in them. Daddy brought out watermelon in the afternoon and Clara decided to eat some by putting her whole face in it. She loved it and kept going back for more!
On Thursday, Grandma and Uncle Adam didn't feel well, so they didn't come to lunch at Hungry Heron's. The girls loved being out and about. Clara wanted to wear sunglasses to look exactly like Mommy. In the afternoon, everyone gathered at the pool. Mommy took Emma early while Clara slept a bit longer. Emma went with Lucas and Aunt Christina to the beach for one last visit. In the evening, everyone came over to Mommy and Daddy's for pizza and yogurt. 
On Friday, after saying goodbye to everyone, Daddy took Mommy, Clara and Emma on a drive to Captiva and then to the airport. Clara and Emma enjoyed crawling around and made friends with lots of people at the airport. Emma also stood for the first time by herself for a few seconds in the airport. The flight home was okay- Emma slept after her dinner and Clara didn't. All in all, it was a wonderful vacation.
