A moment of relaxation

Justin and I had the luxury of spending a few days in Miami...by ourselves! It was amazing. We slept until 8:30 am, worked out (ok Justin mainly did this), ate in restaurants after 6 pm (every night!), sat by the pool, enjoyed a few bloody marys and vodka tonics, AND I even read two - count them - two books!

Quick highlights:

Our hotel had three pools - each different depths and different temperatures. Lounging around the pool was so relaxing.
Yardbird - funny name, amazing, southern food. The.best.chicken.biscuits.ever. I mean ever.
Michy's - more so because Philipp and Natasha joined us - we hadn't seen them since our fantastic trip to Lisbon (pre-kids!) (Michy's was unassuming and great too)
Bloody Marys - I probably shouldn't include this - but they were really good, the spicier the better!!
Happy Anniversary - the second day there, the entire pool staff wished us a Happy Anniversary (we were there to celebrate that and Justin's birthday) - it was a nice touch!
Happy Birthday - we celebrated Justin's 40th in style - massages, pool time, and a fun dinner out. It's a big marker, but I think Justin took it all in stride.

Non-highlights:

Gratuities added to bills...just annoying.
Hurricane Isaac - he cut our vacation short one day and brought lots of rain a wind. Fortunately, we got out ahead of the storm.
The plethora of dimmer lights in our hotel room. We never figured them all out.
Boobies on the beach. not much more to say.

On that note, I'll continue - while we chilled in Miami, my Mom, Grandma Judy, came to watch the boys. Both Jack and Spence were so excited to see her. I think that they had a great time and were hopefully well enough behaved. A big BIG THANK YOU to mom!!

Now the visuals (no boobies here - though I'm sure Justin wished he had had his phone with him!)