The Brunkers: Siesta Key, FL

Since Ben and I have been dating we have gone to Siesta Key every April! Siesta Key is such a special place for us as it was our first vacation together and it was where we got married! Last April I was newly pregnant when we went and this April we had a 5 month old! Vacations have definitely changed, but I wouldn't change it for the world! Don and Janet (Ben's parents), Gary and Cheryl (my parents) and Ben, Brooklyn and I all made the trip to Siesta Key this time. My dad won the trip through work (Don is my dad's boss-just a small part of my crazy family dynamics), so it was fun to be with family and for Brooklyn to have her 2 grandpas and 2 of her grandmas around for an entire week!

Brooklyn was amazing on the plane ride, both to Florida and home from Florida. I was nervous about the 3 hour flight but she never fussed. On the way home she did poop and we had to change her diaper on the plane, but thankfully we were in the back of the plane with about 15 other kids so no one seemed to mind. Don and Janet purchased Brooklyn her own ticket so it was nice to have an entire row for just the 3 of us. We actually changed Brooklyn's diaper on the middle seat! Thanks for the space Don and Janet!

When we arrived in Florida on Saturday 4/21 it was cool and rainy. We weren't able to make our normal first stop to Captain Curts for lunch, but don't worry, we made it there a couple times throughout the week! We hung out in the condo and relaxed, ate too much food and some of the group (not naming names-and it wasn't me) drank too much! :)

Welcome to Florida, Brooklyn!!!

taking a nap on the Veranda!

Sunday it was still chilly and very windy!! We took Brooklyn down to the pool to just dip her toes in the water-it was pretty chilly!

Monday we ended up taking Brooklyn down to the pool. If you walked out on the beach it was just a sand blast in your face so we decided not to take the baby to the beach. Brooklyn hung out in her bouncy seat with a towel for shade for a little bit-not too long before getting fussy. The pool water was too chilly, so we went back up to the condo. Ben took care of Brooklyn and let me go back down to the pool to lay out for a little bit-it was nice to relax in the warm sun!

We also went to Capital Curt's for the first time of the trip on Sunday! I had to dress Brooklyn just for the occasion in her crab outfit my mom gave her!

Tuesday, the weather was better but still too windy to go to the beach! We took Brooklyn down to the pool! The water was still a little too chilly to get in! We didn't last very long down at the pool!

playing in her bouncy seat by the pool!

The rest of the week was spent enjoying time on the beach, relaxing in the condo and going to dinner! It was a good trip but a lot of work! Ha! I am glad we experienced it though! I know next time we go back Brooklyn will be at the perfect age and will have lots of fun!

Random pictures from the trip:

First time Brooklyn touched sand!!

my little lady bug!!

kisses from daddy!

she LOVED the bathtub we rented!!

Don't let all of these sleeping pictures be too misleading-she did not sleep well at night at all, she was in bed with us by midnight every night and would wake every 1-2 hours. When she fell asleep for naps in stroller she would only nap for maybe 20-30 minutes!!