The Hunnie Pot: Vacation

Just like her mama

I am proud to say that although my child may look just like her daddy, she loves ice cream just like her mama. Yes, I have passed on to Faegan one of the most important traits that I got from my family - to love {and I mean love} ice cream.

I grew up in a household that made three or four churns of peach ice cream in the summer. As children, when asked what kind of cake we wanted for our birthday, we would say "I don't care, I just want some homemade chocolate ice cream." Currently, if you ask me what kind of cake I want for my birthday I will say, "I think I will just take some homemade ice cream." In my mom's freezer(s) you could find up to 10 different tubs of ice cream. We are a little ice cream obsessed.

I had no doubt in my mind that Faegan would love ice cream as much as we do. So when we were on spring break, I did what any mom of an 8 1/2 month old would do, I got her some ice cream!

She didn't know what to do with it at first so mom kind of stuck it on her lips. It was love at first taste.

This was too hilarious not to video. Every time mom took the ice cream away, she would get so mad until she let her have some more!

The next day, Faegan got her own ice cream. Brilliant mom of the year here got chocolate. I was going for taste, not stain proof. I honestly didn't care if she was covered. She loved it and that is all that matters.

We are definitely going to have to start the tradition of homemade ice cream at birthday parties!

Spring Break in Boca

For Spring break this year, we decided to take a trip down to my grandfather's house in Boca Grande. We were able to find a flight out of Chattanooga and arrange for Mom and Dad to pick us up at the airport in Florida. That was the ticket! An hour flight beats the heck out of a 12 hour drive. Thank goodness Faegan didn't have any issues with the flight and was her usual content self.

The first night we stopped and had dinner at a precious cafe that hand makes their pasta - yum. This was the beautiful view we had when we were leaving.

The next morning we lathered up and took Ben on a little island tour and headed to the beach to see how Faegan liked it. The town is so cute and full of people on golf carts.

I even found a Land Cruiser hiding for Ben!

She was definitely the cutest baby on the block.

The above is about the extent of Faegan's beach experience. I put her feet in and she picked them up and started crying. The water was cold and she wasn't thrilled about sitting down in the sand. We didn't try much after this visit. Beach trips are quite different when you have a baby and are working around nap time.

We ate some yummy food while we were there and got lots of love from Gigi and GT.

Pop arranged for us to go to Cabbage Key for lunch one day and it is always a special treat. It is a cute little island accessible only by boat. The house specialty is their delicious cheeseburger.

This is the restaurant and what you see when you arrive at the dock. It is first come first serve on the boat slips and it was busy the day we were there.

The cute little dock area and the gift shop.

The walls inside the restaurant are covered with money. There is an estimated $100,000 dollars on the wall and about $12,000 falls off each year. The waitress told us that they donate the money that falls off to charity.

Ben and Ben Jr.

They had mallards outside and although Faegan was happy to see them, she only was interested from afar. She did not want me to put her down with those ducks!

Arguably one of the best things about being in Boca Grande is the ice cream from The Loose Caboose. This was Oreo and I may have had it two days in a row. Faegan had her first taste of ice cream here. Those pictures deserve their own post.

The weather was absolutely beautiful and we were able to take advantage of the precious little park. Faegan had the best time swinging in the swings.

Everything is super expensive on the island. Gas was $5.61 per gallon!

This is my sweet Pop. This was the first time he has ever seen Faegan. She gets her name from his mother's maiden name.

We had a blast and I can't wait to go back. I ~~think~~ know if I told Ben let's move to the beach he would race me to the car!

Beach Cutie

We have had lots of firsts around the house this month and one of the most fun for all was Faegan's first trip to the beach. We went to the beautiful beaches of Fort Morgan, AL to christen this future beach bum. Of course, she loved it and is already asking us when we are going to take her back.

Faegan was wonderful on the long ride down and didn't make peep the whole six hour trip until it was time for her to eat. She continues to amaze us with how content she is. Although she was perfect on the trip down, she was a little excited to finally get to the beach and out of her carseat!

I have discovered that beach vacations are vastly different when you have a little one in tow. I didn't spend as much time on the beach as I usually do, but we did put on our suits and head down to the ocean a couple of times. Faegan, of course, stole the show with her pink ruffle swimsuit.

She wasn't super crazy about the hot, but she definitely has the whole napping on the beach thing in the bag.

Ben went fishing each morning as the sun came up and he caught some lunch for us on this particular morning. This is him pictured with a Pompano. He cooked them for us and they were absolutely delicious!

Of course we had to have some pictures of Faegan in her beach garb. Blair had this cute little outfit too, but unfortunately hers was lost on the beach trip where she wore it. I found this one on sale before Faegan was born and snatched it up. I was so happy she was able to wear it while she was at the beach.