Before we recap the day, I feel that we should recap the night. Kenzie did well. Her and I slept in the guest bed at Mike and Sevie's house while Steven was sent to the couch. It just wasn't big enough for all of us. Once she fell asleep, which took about 1/2 an hour, she slept soundly most of the night with the exception of waking up once I came to bed. At that point she tried to have conversations with me for about 30 minutes. I ignored her and she went to sleep. Will on the other hand was a bit difficult. I say that like this is something out of the ordinary, but how he slept is actually not different from how he does periodically at home in his regular bed. He woke up twice after I put him down between 10 and 11:30. No big deal. I think his feet were cold. Then, he woke up at 2:30... and he stayed awake until 5. Any time I would lay him down he would cry. Thankfully, Mike and Sevie said they didn't really hear him and so while I was worried, I guess I didn't need to be. Once he went back to sleep at 5 though he slept until 8am.
That being said, Kenzie woke up about 7:30. She rolled over, leaned across me and said "Morning, Mommy! It's daytime!" Thanks, kid. I know. So... we were up. Once everyone was dressed and ready, we headed out for Pembroke Gardens. It is an outdoor mall that was built after Steven and I moved away. We got there before most stores opened but walked around for a while before hitting up the Carter's store and then going to The Brass Tap. While we were walking, Will fell asleep and I was able to sit down without waking him up so that was a plus (I was wearing him). Kenzie did remarkably well at the tap room. I did need to try to explain to her at some point what a tap room was. #parentingfail I even managed to have a mimosa. Kenie enjoyed the pretzels that Mike ordered. Will woke up while we were in there and talked to everyone nearby. He had a blast. Everyone kept remarking about what a happy baby he was.
After having a few drinks, we went to Sal's, an Italian restaurant for lunch. At this point Will had been awake for a couple of hours which is usually his limit, but he sat there, ate his pouch, and enjoyed the lunch company. Kenzie also did really well and even ate most of her lunch.
After lunch we decided to head to Steven (and Mike's) old neighborhood. Steven wanted to see the house he grew up in and how it has changed since being sold. I wanted to take Kenzie and Will to play at the playground that they all played at when they were little. The playground has been entirely redone, but it was the idea that counted. Kenzie loved getting a chance to play and Will (who was still awake at this point) enjoyed playing too.
We went to Rosie's after the playground for Italian ice. Rosie's is by far, the best Italian ice I have ever had. It is a mom and pop place and so... very... good. Kenzie and I (and Will had a bite or two) shared vanilla chip while Steven had lemon.
Will finally fell asleep on the way back from Rosie's but he only slept for maybe 20-30 minutes. Kenzie is still running on no nap today. We packed up some things, played with the kids, and then Steven and Mike ran to pick up LaSpada's. I have never had this South Florida staple before but it was soooo good! I can see why everyone is obsessed.
We are now relaxing and preparing to leave tomorrow morning for the Keys. We will head out in the morning, grab some breakfast on the way and then head towards Islamorada first. We are staying in Marathon for two nights before coming back to Fort Lauderdale for a couple of nights. I am so excited to go to Bahia Honda tomorrow afternoon/everning! It is by far one of my favorite beaches ever. We haven't been since before the kids were born and I am excited to take them tomorrow. We think that we should have Internet access tomorrow and the next day, but we will see when we get to the hotel.
Until tomorrow!
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