What a full week it has been! Cal became a traveling baby as we ventured off to Florida to see my Aunt Joanie, Uncle Jay, brother Ben and his girlfriend Melanie and her son Athan. It was Cal's first time meeting my side of the family (the Callahan side) and boy did he have a great time! As typical Cal goes, he shows his sad side when he meets someone unfamiliar, but he quickly warmed up to everyone by the next day and was so excited to see everyone each morning. We went on lots of adventures, soaked up some sun, and even went swimming! What a welcome change from the chilly weather we had been experiencing in Philly. There are lots of pictures from this week, so enjoy!
I will start by saying that Cal was the most amazing traveling companion. He was easily entertained by the tray table in the upright position, and he tilted his head back and forth as he examined it carefully for many many minutes.
Cal was the best baby and took naps on each flight (considering we had 4 separate flights between the way there and back, because we are cheapskates, this could have been a nightmare...) However, Cal decided he would be a traveling expert and eat and sleep and play and just do all the baby things that are fun, and he was even complimented on his good behavior! Yay Cal!
Don't mind my travel appearance, this is after waking up at 6am and then having a 2 hour delay, leaving us with a 4 hour layover. Woooooo.
This week Matt became the "Nap Master" and was able to get Cal to sleep in basically every situation possible. One being on the plane over his shoulder, which I have not been able to do for quite some time.
Cal LOVED being with his family and here are some pictures to prove it!
Uncle Ben and Cal are good buddies already. :)
Cal and his great uncle Jay, right after Cal just spit up all over his shirt. (Sorry Uncle Jay!)
Cal and his cousin Athan holding hands on a walk in Cocoa Beach, and me.. just eating some chips.
This is a picture from the community that my Aunt and Uncle live in. They have springs in the community where you can go swimming or hang out at the beach with the palm trees. This was Cal's first experience in the sand. He had fun.
My Aunt and Uncle have an awesome pool and Cal got to take his first swim there! This is him and Matt all suited up to take a dip, and as you can see, Cal is excited!
Cal chose to swim float in the hot tub, where the water was much warmer (only 90 degrees) and he just kicked back and relaxed.
Another adventure Cal went on was a trip to Cocoa Beach. No swimming here, but he did dip his toes in the water and watch his feet sink in the sand. And being the good baby that he is, he even took a little snooze in his tent.
Since we were all about Cal being portable this trip, we decided to be real brave and take him to Epcot!
Note: Cal's little hand on Mickey's shoulder.
When I was younger, my family and I took a trip to Disneyland and my parents bought me a pair of Mickey ears with my name stitched in cursive on the back in yellow thread. I wanted to get Cal the same souvenir, but he wasn't as excited about it as I was.
He was lucky enough to go on a few rides on boats, and he loved watching all the screens and fun lights!
Just doing the head tilt again, checking out the water below on The Land ride.
Lastly, we had the privilege of getting to spend time with our favorite Chattanooga neighbors, the Vogels! They moved back to their home state of Florida a few years ago, and we have stayed in touch ever since. This was our first time visiting their new home, and for Cal to meet their sweet girl Eden.
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