Mommy and Maddy's Vacation Part 1

Sunday morning Maddy and I woke up and started packing the car. I didn't get to bed until 1:30 a.m. and set my alarm for 5:45. One would think we would have hit the road by at least 7, but oh no...try 8:30 a.m. lol. We had a rental car again like we did last month, but unfortunately the same car was not available. We got an Altima and it was nice, but I wouldn't pay the money for it if i were car shopping. The camry is by far the best out of what I have driven. I'm having problems with my phone transferring pics to my photo stream...I need more storage but don't wanna pay for it lol. I'm gonna post what I can and I may have to come back later to put the rest on here. Here are the pictures/video of what I have on the way down to Florida.

We got there sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. I can't remember to be honest because we had a semi rough ride up there with traffic and then I was wondering how to get all our luggage in by myself. Once we checked in we took as much as we could carry up to the room, which was on the 9th floor...906 was our room number. The view was amazing but it was a long haul for me. Once we dropped the first load off we went to park and then brought in our last load. Here is our room when you first walk in the door.

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Resort. It's the number one family resort in Panama and honestly it is well worth the money.

How could you not be stress free when you have this out your back door? I must say once I saw the ocean I became ecstatic. Poor Maddy didn't quite know what to think of mommy being so excited. I wanted to take a minute to soak it all in before we jumped on in but the other part of me just wanted to get down there. I did take a minute to catch my breath because I was pouring sweat from getting all our stuff in the room. This was my first vacation with no help. I knew I could do it, but it was a learning experience for me as well lol. I know I had to look hilarious trying to drag all our stuff up. Soon after we got suited up and hit up the water park, aka, Aqua land.

We didn't play that long once we got there because it was getting time for dinner. We ate at the restaurant in the hotel because Maddy got to eat free and with us driving all day I didn't think she would want to go back in the car...I didn't really want to drive anywhere myself lol. We put in a movie and hit the sack. Day 2 of our vacation we woke up super early...6:40 a.m. I tried to get Maddy to eat breakfast but she just wouldn't. By 9 a.m. we were dressed and ready to play. We went down to the beach for a little bit...maybe 15 minutes. She is just like her mommy and can only handle staying in places for a little bit before wanting to move on to the next. Here she is playing on the beach.

Monday was not the best day for us, but I later learned it was not the worst. Her mood was so different than it normally is here at home. She became this super independent person who literally refused to listen to a word I said.  Around 11:30 a.m. I got her to go back to the room with me and I put in a movie for her and sat her stroller in front of the tv. It didn't take long and she passed out.

When she woke back up we went back to Aqua land to play some more and then got ready for dinner. We went to a restaurant called Scampys. It was late for us...7 p.m. ish. We had a little bit of a wait and while we waited Maddy looked at the fish.

We got to sit outside and Maddy played the mommy role very well. She said her booster seat was baby's seat and made sure she had plenty to eat. It was so cute to watch.

Maddy had the popcorn shrimp with mashed potatoes

We got dessert and headed back to the hotel. I got Maddy Peanut butter blitz and me key lime pie. Mine was real good, but Maddy's not so much. We cuddled up afterwards and went sound to sleep. I will post day 3 & 4 tomorrow...I think.