Tampa - pretty, but much too warm for us

So we headed to Tampa after a long stay in Dallas and all my baby wanted to do was sleep, eat, nap, play, nap, eat, play, and nap some more.

Ava took 3 naps each day! (she must have been super tired)

Ava was just itching to get out and run around

So, we strolled down the bay and found this playground, where Ava tested out her climbing skills, scaring mama half to death.

Then, here at the airport, they had a very cool play area with all of these airplanes that the kids could play on and apparently watching this boy has motivated Ava to do some more climbing

so this is her attempt at being a rambunctious boy

she made it up though

then she'd fall and get right back up and try again

she is one tough cookie

We were having so much fun in the play area, we almost missed our flight...daddy was very worried, but we caught the flight. Then the weirdest thing happened; Ava slept for the first hour, but when she woke up, she threw up for almost 30 minutes straight. She then went back to sleep for the rest of the flight and by the time we landed in Vegas, she was back to her old self. I was chasing her all through the slots and the security people didn't have the heart to tell that adorable little girl to get out of the gambling areas. Our second leg went perfectly and boy were we glad to be home.