Fun in Florida!

Philip, Levi and I spent the past Thursday - Monday in Florida to attend his cousin's wedding and see our good friends the Valentines! Luckily the Valentines live in Orlando which was about 1 hour from Jenny's wedding location, so we were able to stay with them for the long weekend. It was a great trip because we got to spend time with Philip's family (most of which live in Florida) and also get a good visit in with Lauren, Robby and Charlotte (who you may remember is just 10 days older than Levi).

On Thursday we flew in (Levi did great on his first flight!!! phew!) and arrived at the hotel Valentine just in time for a yummy meal (Thanks for all the great food you made us Lauren!) and then we bathed the kiddos and put them to bed. Charlotte was a little scared at Levi's loudness and aggressive moving and grabbing at first, but by the end of the weekend they seemed to really enjoy "playing" together and laughed and smiled at each other a lot. Here they are in their super cute pjs the first night
On Friday we enjoyed a lazy morning and then went to nearby Celebration for a yummy sushi lunch (Philip's fav) and to get some cute pics of the kiddos outside. Here's one of our favorites:

I must say, these are two of the cutest babies ever! I am so lucky to have Lauren in my life and we have shared in so many major live steps together...I really think God brought us together as friends to support each other. It has been so wonderful to start and share motherhood with Lauren! I love you Lauren!

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Friday night we went to the rehearsal dinner (where Levi had his first big bonk...crawled right off a carpeted step and hit just below his eye...you may notice the little bruise under his left eye). We really enjoyed seeing all of Philip's extended family and introducing them to Levi. Saturday we headed back to Philip's Aunt and Uncle's and Philip and the other men went golfing while the girls and babies hung out and finished last minute wedding details. Here is Levi playing with his cousin Kamryn(exactly one year older) and about to head off to the wedding in his little tux (cousin Kadin - now 5 - wore this to our wedding! so cute!)


The wedding was beautiful and Jenny was glowing. Her dress was gorgeous as was she. We loved the music and a special song her new hubby wrote for her and played on the piano. Cousin Kynlee was the flower girl and she was sooo cute too! We had a wonderful time and are so excited that Jenny and Brett are going to be living in Abilene now and we will get to see them more often! Here are a few pics from the wedding and reception:



On Sunday we were able to visit Lauren and Robby's church, which was exciting because they moved all the way to Florida to help get it started up! We enjoyed the service (well...I missed most of the sermon because of Levi's loud happiness!) and really were impressed with everything they have built there. After church we had a yummy lunch and then drove out to the beach. We knew it was going to be in the upper 50s and so bundled up the kiddos, but we were surprised by the high winds. The babies didn't seem to mind...they actually seemed to enjoy the wind (made Levi's eye really water though!!!). We snapped a few quick pics and watched some kite surfers and then headed home for a relaxing dinner and some TV. Here are some beach pics:



We loved seeing everyone and feel really blessed to have such amazing family and friends! We love our Boyers! We love our Valentines! Thank you everyone and we hope to see you all soon!