Trip to Fort Lauderdale

Dayton and I flew to Fort Lauderdale for a 48 hour visit. Namie flew in from NJ to be our partner in crime. Thanks, Namie! Dayton's objective for the visit was to meet his Great Grandpa Hershey (GGH)! Mission accomplished! GGH and Little D got on great! GGH immediately said a prayer over Dayton which was super sweet and touching.

Dayton was also excited to meet his Aunt Dolores, Cousin Geoff and Uncle Vince. We all had so much fun. Thank you so much for travelling to come visit us at the hotel!

While it was a quick visit, Dayton had a lot of 'firsts'. First time staying in a hotel, going to the beach, lounging/napping by a pool, meeting several family members and more. Dayton continues to "talk" more and more and is constantly sharing his thoughts with everyone around him. He has started to "walk" up your chest when you hold him up standing on your lap. Also, when we are out at a restaurant for a meal and I sit him on my knee facing the table, Dayton will hold the edge of the table with both hands. Finally, as you will see from the pics below, he also is holding onto toys such as his Albert Einstein doll. He is also an accomplished roller and once he makes it onto his belly he lifts his head up to check out the nearest toys. So proud.... The poor boy was so busy while we were in Fort Lauderdale that he missed an endless number of naps. You can see him passed out in his car seat of the rental car. He fell asleep 10 minutes into the plane ride home and remained sleeping the entire trip, lunch at a restaurant and finally awoke almost 4 hours later when we arrived home. Such a trooper!