A day in St. Augustine

Our vacation plans didn't go as planned so we have decided to do several day trips this week. Today we made a trip down to St. Augustine. We go to St. Augustine a lot, but we always stroll along the Saint George St. and never venture into other areas. Today we hit the antique shops just before the old town. We stopped at a nearby park so that Landon could run off some energy and we enjoyed a picnic lunch. Landon is at the age now where the park is a ton of fun. He is able to slide down the slide by himself, climb on the playground equipment, and just run amok.

Landon and Uncle Alex on the teeter-totter

Landon sliding down the slide

He's so confident that he slides down backwards...

...and head first!

My mom and I took Landon on his first carousel ride at the park and he loved it. He was so excited when he saw the carousel and was smiling from ear to ear when I sat him on top of the carousel horse.

Unfortunately, the carousel ride didn't get off to a good start. There was another little boy about the same age as Landon who was looking at the carousel. Landon walked up next to him to say "Hi" and to look at the carousel as well and the little boy pushed Landon away. I couldn't believe it. Landon was scared and ran off and tripped into a pile of dirt and ants. Here is the result of the fall (if you click on the picture you'll be able to see just how dirty his face got from the fall).

Luckily, Landon wasn't hurt (of course I got bit up by ants) and the rest of the afternoon went off without a hitch. It was nice seeing different stores and of course we ended the day strolling along the old town streets.

A family picture by the fort

Landon enjoying a rice cake by the water

Landon chilling in his stroller

Playing with random bubbles blowing onto the street

We had a really nice afternoon and we are looking forward to a relaxing day at the beach tomorrow and a fun trip to the zoo on Monday.

A Day in St. Augustine

Today was another fun-filled day. We headed down to St. Augustine early this morning and spent the entire day there. We planned it out to where he would take his first morning nap in the car so that he would be well rested and in a good mood for the rest of the afternoon. We started the morning off by heading to the Carters store to buy Landon some new pajamas and then we headed to the old town. It felt so nice outside and it was such a relaxing afternoon. There was a Greyhound show going on somewhere around there so there were a lot of big dogs everywhere. Landon loves dogs and he enjoyed watching them, talking to them, and waving at them. I must say that the stores are not stroller friendly. That is my biggest pet peeve with stores. When we go to the mall I just put Landon in the carrier and "wear" him around. It makes it a lot easier. I just didn't want to carry him around like that all day long in the heat so we took the stroller. I wish stores would take strollers into consideration when they are planning and organizing their aisles...I'm stepping down from my soap box now. We took Landon out to the water by the Bridge of Lions and he even got his very first glimpse of dolphins. There were three of them in the water. He even got to see a bird eat a large fish. Many big sights for such small eyes! I was amazed at how well Landon behaved. We were out all day and he didn't fuss once. He truly is growing up.

Daddy showing Landon the boats

Landon showing Mommy the boats

Landon was too busy looking around to take a picture

All tired out after a long day

We take a picture here everytime we go