We are back!
Well, I guess I should say, We've been back in a LA for a couple days now...hahah, But I've been too tired to post. Here's the play by play of our trip!
A little over a week ago we took the RED EYE to Miami. We left LA Thursday at 10ish pm. This was the first time that Nico was old enough to be aware and scared during the flight. He was actually really nervous during TAKE OFF, especially when the lights were turned off in the cabin, and there was NOTHING to look at through the window. Fortunate he calmed down
and we arrived in Ft. Lauderdale 5 exhausting hours later (
Friday Morning). Nico slept for about 3 1/2 of those, but neither Peter nor I were able to. We each dosed a little but never really got rest.
While waiting for my sister to arrive, I bumped into a college friend and her boyfriend at the airport---SMALL WORLD eyy!
Manuela arrived with a car full of toy, books, activity books, balls, and snacks for Nico. Though all we wanted to do was pass out, we made a pit stop at a little Cuban restaurant near Tia's apartmentand then checked out her place(super organized of course) ....WHICH was BEAUTIFUL, with tennis courts, 2 lakes (with DUCKS!), a pool, gym, and a walking path. We also got an express tour of Nova's campus. No wonder Tia hasn't come to visit...her little life in Nova looks so nice!
Mommy, daddy, and Nico took a nap on the way from FLL to MIA. Daddy and Mommy continued their nap for 4 more hours while Nico entertained the abuelos at my house.
For Lunch we headed to CAYO ESQUIVEL, my dad's favorite fish restaurant in Miami, where we met up with Todd, Vivi, and Juan. THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS!!!
In the parking lot we did the shipment switch(all our luggage) and headed over to the Flores Abuelos' house----during which time, NICO took another nap!
I went on a run after getting in the pool while Peter play Basketball with some friends and cousins at a nearby school. Though it was humid, I felt great on the run!
After putting Nico to sleep, Mommy and Daddy went out! We celebrated Juan's Birthday at Lolita in Brickell...LOADS OF FUN!!
SATURDAY-
Rough morning after celebrating Juan's Birthday---we're not as young as we used to be.Those days of partying all night and getting up for a 12mile run at 6 am are LONG GONE!
Peter went Fishing with Todd and Nico and I hung out with the Flores Abuelos and then went to Fairchild Tropical Gardens with my mom, Florence (peter's grandma), and Vivi. I had never walked around Fairchild! Last time I went was for Kelly and Josh's wedding, but I didn't really walk around the park. Nico loved walking around and checking out all the leaves and flowers.
When we got back, we hung out the rest of the afternoon at the Flores's home. Todd, Forman, Tio Tony, Abuela (Eneida), my Sister and Dad, and the Barreras family came over. The guys played basketball and some of us (Nico and I) got in the Pool!!!
After some Easter egg painting with Nico's Primitos, Aiden and Jules, we got ready for our SECOND OUTING: Blue Martini with Todd and Antu---another great night!
SUNDAY
HAPPY EASTER
We woke up to BEAUTIFUL EASTER BASKETS EVERYWHERE!
The easter bunny at the Flores' is super nice! Vivi and Yesenia surprised Nico with LOTS of goodies!!! We ate a yummy breakfast and got ready for Mass at STA. Luz Mila was there too!
Then we went to Patricia's house (Peter's aunt) for some AWESOME FOOD,
Family,
and LOADS OF EASTER EGGS.
Nico got to go on his first Easter Egg Hunt! Last year he slept right through it! He didn't really hunt so much as INVESTIGATE each egg.
He was very puzzled by the fact that every time he picked up eggs from an area and turned around...there were MORE.....(work of the abuelos all setting it up for Nico to PICK UP MORE eggs).
In the end, we left the eggs with Peter's cousin who's a teacher and was going to use them as prizes in her class.
We left around 7:30pm....but the party wasn't over.
Nico's visitor calendar had one more party stop. We made the Switch from the Flores' home to my home. Juan's parents, the Tafachi Family, and Andrea Portillo were awaiting Nico's arrival.
MONDAY
Peter and I slept in while TIA tortured NICO!
....Just kidding, she also read and played with him...hahaa
When we FINALLY got up, we went on a nice and humid 6 mile run in south Miami. After Lunch we rounded the troops (all the abuelos and Tia) and headed to Key Biscayne for a BEACH DAY(afternoon)!
On the way home we stoped by Angela and Andrew's new house---they're renting but it's still a house! It was adorable!!
We went to the movies at night to watch
RIO....I thought it was really funny but the best part was the 3D glasses
that we kept, lol...but they don't work outside the theater. =(
TUESDAY
Pampered myself at the Beauty secret, getting a Mani/ Pedi/ and Haircut! I felt like such a girl =)
Barbie came over and we hung out, had lunch, and caught up on life. She opened her own dance studio,
All Access Dance Studio, almost a year ago and was telling me all about it. She is such an inspiration!
We had a chill afternoon while Nico napped at my house. We hung out at Peter's pool, soaked in the sun, and mentally prepared ourselves for TITO's bootcamp workout. It was really hard. I was sore until Thursday!
After a "sink shower" we went over to Sunset Place for dinner.
Our goal was
Cool de Sac, ingenious place I might add, but they closed too early, so we ended up eating in
Spiltsville...which was DELISH!
We had a big good bye dinner crew: Jeanette, Carlos, Anthony, Yesenia, Manuela, the Flores Abuelos, and the Rodriguez Abuelos!
WEDNESDAY- Travel day again. By 5:38am we were on the road and heading over to FLL airport to catch our flight back to LA. Alyssa and Lorena Picked us up at the airport!
It was so NICE TO BE HOME, but we were exhausted. Peter was supposed to work half a day but didn't really manage to keep his eyes open. I reorganized Nico's room to fit all his NEW CLOTHES AND TOYS and then started unpacking my clothes (NO NEW CLOTHES or TOYS FOR ME).
Nico's Second Vacation in Miami was great! This trip was number 8 for Nico before even being 16 months of age! There are still so many places to go, people to visit. Next stop...I HOPE...is Austin,Tx!
We miss you all in Miami, thank you for making Nico's trip SO SPECIAL!!!
But had a great time!
Nico and I stayed outside of the screening most of the time--because some shhhusshhhers were being really annoying, lol. The other films were kinda gruesome and depressing so it didn't matter anyway. We had loads of fun out there trying to scheme with Alina and Olgi on how to get more
