We’re baaaaack

and really, I’m not happy about it. At. All. Even though the last 2.5 days of our vacation was pretty damn cold for Florida, it was still a shade better than it is here. The flight back was thankfully fine although we did get stuck in a holding pattern over JFK for about 45 minutes, plus the fact that Timmy decided it would be a good idea to NOT NAP on the plane- or at all that day. Fun.

Overall, it was a super vacation. I got lots of relaxing time in, read 5 books (in 9 days), got 3 massages, ate at all my favorite Florida restaurants, hung out by the pool ALONE reading and listening to John’s my ipod, swam in the pool with the kids, went to the racetrack and to the orange bowl. And got a good tan, which I’m sure is already being sucked out of my skin by the subzero temps. I wish that we had the kind of $ where we could all be snowbirds. I would live that life in a second.

Some of the highlights in pictures. 1. Timmy on the plane. 2. the boys in the pool (Timmy made it in this year with no swimmy diapers- taking a chance, but it was all good). 3. Timmy in pool with a lift from daddy. 4. paradise  5. more Timmy pool. 6. more paradise..the view from Roman’s snack bar where we had lunch everyday- part of the apartment complex. 7. Patrick in the pool. 8. New Year’s- the big boys stayed up til midnight. John didn’t make it past 10pm. Fireworks over Hallandale Beach as seen from the balcony. 9. Boys conferring on the gameboy (the DSes from Christmas were charging from overuse). 10.Jack being handsome and cooperative. 11. Timmy looking for "pirate ships".  12.John on vacation- smiling and everything. And he wasn’t even drunk. 13. Timmy and his "blooooooo ice cream"- sky cream gelati from Dulce Vita- every night. He is already missing that. 14. Patrick enjoying his gelati. 15.Timmy sucked into the gameboy vortex. He has no idea what he is doing, but loves it anyway. 16.Hakka and the boys at the track- choosing their horses. 17. Boys at Gulfstream. Patrick won one race, Jack was all pouty cause he didn’t. But Patrick with the good heart shared his winnings with his brother. Gulfstream is so pretty- if they could just get rid of all the skells it would be a wonderful place!   All the pictures from the trip are in an album on the left. The pictures from the Orange Bowl and from the boys only Dolphins vs. Bengals game to follow soon. We took disposable cameras to those, so gotta get them developed first.