We rented a beach house in Siesta Key which has an excellent beach. The sand is very white and fine and the the waves were flat enough that we could walk out to a sand bar with MVP. He loved it! The only drawback was that it smelled a little funky--more like a stagnant lake than a beach. We did, however, see dolphins off the coast a couple of times and we found lots of interesting shells and sand dollars. We had a wonderful time hanging out with family, playing bocce ball (the beach was PERFECT for bocce ball) and relaxing. I think it was the most relaxing vacation we have been on since our honeymoon. Here are a few shots of us hanging out in the pool at the beach house and at the beach. Some day MVP might have to go through therapy to overcome all the nakey baby shots (especially those with his cousin), but you have to admit, he's pretty cute no matter what he's wearing! 
This is MVP with his cousin Grace who is about 6 weeks older. They had so much fun!!
Aside for a couple days where MVP got sick and had to go see a doctor (he was running a fever and was pretty miserable) he had a wonderful time soaking up all the attention from adoring Aunties, Uncles and cousins. The only thing that could have made the vacation better would have been a better result from the football game...oh and better weather during the football game! The game was AWFUL and it was soooo hot!!! I think it was 93 degrees, humid and there was NO wind or shade!! I was soooo grateful that Auntie M was there to watch the babies at the air conditioned hotel room because it was way too hot for them at the game.
