Vacation

This past week we traveled to Sanibel Island in Florida for vacation with Grandma Barbara, Grandpa Joel, Rob, Leslie, William, & Elizabeth. We had a great time! It was especially fun to be together with family. The weather was nice. The bugs were biting, but we tried to use bug spray as much as possible.

Connor seemed a little unsure when we first arrived, but after a couple days he was his regular, joyful self. It's always fun to see how William and Elizabeth are growing up.

Connor loved low tide. He loved playing in the sand and with all the little critters.

On the way back, we stopped in Bradenton where Grandpa Jack, Grandma Carolin, Connie, and Meghan were vacationing at G&G's winter place. It was nice to see them at their home away from home. On the evening of the fourth we made our way to Bradenton Beach where Connor loved seeing all the fireworks.

On Saturday, we used the remaining day that we had on some Universal tickets (from a couple of years ago). Connor loved the Cat in the Hat ride, but unfortunately he only got to ride it once, because it broke down. Melissa and Michael loved the Incredible Hulk coaster.

Then, on Monday, after getting back home, Connor had his doctors appointment with the surgical team from Riley Children's Hospital. It was very informative. There were no major surprises. We wish that we could just snap our fingers and his cleft would be healed, but we knew what we were committing to when we selected Connor and we are thrilled that his palate will be repaired. We have great confidence in the team that we met with.

A week prior to our vacation, Melodie Heer and Tina Hammond hosted an open house for Connor. We had a great time. I plan to post pictures when we get them. (We were too busy enjoying the party to take pics with our own cameras.)