The boys surprised me by planning a weekend get-away to Jupiter, Florida. Its just an hour and a half south of us, but it felt like a world away. We went to the Jupiter Beach Resort and stayed in a room with a beautiful view of the ocean.
The boys felt the best way to start off the vacation was with a tickle fight. Jack really got into the action.
We hit the best local hot spot called the Food Shack. It was one of those places that looks like a hole in the wall, but turns out to be terrific. The hostess was sitting outside on a life guard stand and people lined benches out in front. We waited about 20 minutes before we were brought inside to the tiny island styled restaurant.
You can see some of the bamoo curtains hanging in the background here. There were great colorful decorations that kept Jack entertained. The food won raves from food critics around the country. Reviews on the walls were from the Wall Street Journal, New York Time and even Zagats, which gave the Food Shack an "exceptional" rating.
Here's a picture of Jack at the morning breakfast in the hotel. He practiced the "ahh" so much for the doctor that he has taken to doing in more often. I snapped this shot and I think it gives a good picture of how much of his palate is still open. The darker area is the soft palate which has yet to be closed.
Victory on the rocks at "Blowing Rock" on Jupiter Island.
Jack enjoyed all of his time in the sand. He has come so far from his first experience with it when he couldn't understand how it felt in his hands. He's a regular beach bum now with his dad.
I snapped a picture of Hunter snoozing in the hammocks along the beach. He liked to test his freedom by venturing out onto the hammocks while we were down at the beach.
I broke away from my boys a few times to sneak into the spa at the hotel. Craig arranged for me to have amazing treatments including my first "sugar" scrub, an aroma therapy massage, a pedicure and a facial.
Jack loves to play peek-a-boo. It goes like this..."where is Jack?"
"There he is."
These rocks are formations of lime stone worn away by time. They have small holes in them which channel water straight up in geysers. It was so impressive.
I love this picture. Its my favorite from the weekend. The boys really bonded during our trip. With Hunter home from school for the summer, I am hoping they will get to spend more time playing and getting to know each other.
We found our way to a little shopping because Craig needed to relax too. We walked around an outdoor mall near Palm Beach Gradens mall.
We found a Playmobil Fun Park in West Palm Beach for the boys to imagine they were all sorts of things from knights to...
princes...
and members of the royal family.
Hunter was thrown in the dungeon,
while Jack rode horse back.
It was a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
The boys felt the best way to start off the vacation was with a tickle fight. Jack really got into the action.
We hit the best local hot spot called the Food Shack. It was one of those places that looks like a hole in the wall, but turns out to be terrific. The hostess was sitting outside on a life guard stand and people lined benches out in front. We waited about 20 minutes before we were brought inside to the tiny island styled restaurant.
You can see some of the bamoo curtains hanging in the background here. There were great colorful decorations that kept Jack entertained. The food won raves from food critics around the country. Reviews on the walls were from the Wall Street Journal, New York Time and even Zagats, which gave the Food Shack an "exceptional" rating.
Here's a picture of Jack at the morning breakfast in the hotel. He practiced the "ahh" so much for the doctor that he has taken to doing in more often. I snapped this shot and I think it gives a good picture of how much of his palate is still open. The darker area is the soft palate which has yet to be closed.
Victory on the rocks at "Blowing Rock" on Jupiter Island.
Jack enjoyed all of his time in the sand. He has come so far from his first experience with it when he couldn't understand how it felt in his hands. He's a regular beach bum now with his dad.
I snapped a picture of Hunter snoozing in the hammocks along the beach. He liked to test his freedom by venturing out onto the hammocks while we were down at the beach.
I broke away from my boys a few times to sneak into the spa at the hotel. Craig arranged for me to have amazing treatments including my first "sugar" scrub, an aroma therapy massage, a pedicure and a facial.
Jack loves to play peek-a-boo. It goes like this..."where is Jack?"
"There he is."
These rocks are formations of lime stone worn away by time. They have small holes in them which channel water straight up in geysers. It was so impressive.
I love this picture. Its my favorite from the weekend. The boys really bonded during our trip. With Hunter home from school for the summer, I am hoping they will get to spend more time playing and getting to know each other.
We found our way to a little shopping because Craig needed to relax too. We walked around an outdoor mall near Palm Beach Gradens mall.
We found a Playmobil Fun Park in West Palm Beach for the boys to imagine they were all sorts of things from knights to...
princes...
and members of the royal family.
Hunter was thrown in the dungeon,
while Jack rode horse back.
It was a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
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