He's officially a Keys Baby!

The trip, the trip I have waited for. Memorial Day in the Keys with Carson. He's been to the keys twice now, but has yet to experience his first Memorial Day in the Keys. Geoff and I have been going to Memorial Day in the Keys since about when we first met. We've been taking our own boat since 2006. Last year was the first year I missed.

We spent 5 days on the boat and Carson handled it like a pro! He put his life jacket on with no problem at all. Without a question, every time we got up on a plane, the kid was zonked out. I'm talking comatose zonked out.

He also had his first ocean trip. It was short, quick trip, but it was still another first to be documented. Again, no problem. We bought a bean bag for the boat which was recommended by friends of ours. This made the ocean trips much more comfortable with handling of the waves and holding Carson. I'd like to say, it was the best purchase for the boat so far. Highly recommend purchasing a bean bag for the boat with little ones.

Carson and I cruising out in the ocean

On Friday we spent the day at the sandbar. It was wonderful. It took Carson a bit to get used to walking in the water, but once his fears were calmed he was ready to go.

Walking with my Angel in our Heaven

One of the days, we rented paddle boards and had a great time. I cautiously took Carson on my board. The first time, I took him right in the shallows by the dock, I wasn't too sure about taking him in the deeper water. Geoff came and got him and he screamed to go back on. So, I took him with me. We paddled in the bay and he sat there pointing in the water, so relaxed. I told him we were searching for "fishies". To our amazement, he loved being on the paddle board. Really though, how could you not.

Paddling in the bay

Carson definitely is taking after Mommy and Daddy with our extravagant amount of LOVE for the Florida Keys. I always say, my heart skips to a different beat once we hit the 2 lane highway into the keys. Once that sun goes down, I'm sold. I think Carson is too by the look of the picture below. He's officially a Keys Baby!!