Trip to Florida!

First, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, we hope your 2010 will be filled with joy, good health and prosperity!

We said good bye to 2009 and welcomed 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, we stayed at the Hilton on the Beach! Our suite was on the 18th floor, with great views of the Atlantic Ocean on one side and some of the canals on the other side. The colors were unbelievable!

We celebrated New Year's Eve at a restaurant on the marina:



Temperature-wise it was beautifully warm for our first 2 days, which made the pool and beach a must:



After that, it was cooler than anticipated (according to Dato, which means that for me, it was darn COLD!)... So instead of going in the water, we played another game - don't let the waves get your shoes:



Amélie also spend a lot of time chasing seagulls.

To start the year on a high note: On 01/01/10, Amélie fell and opened her chin up (for the 3rd time - for a report of her first time, see here). We therefore had the wonderful experience to get to the ER in Fort Lauderdale, to have a bit of dermabond applied! High end ER, might we add, with high tech TVs in the consultation rooms, popsicle for patient, along with toys and an assortment of stickers. Amélie is doing well, the scar is expanding with each instance, to the despair of her overbearing mom, but hey can't have it all!

Amélie did super well in the plane and during the trip, napping nearly every day, which allowed Dato and I to take time for our most beloved hobby: reading! I finished 3 books (always read several simultaneously), and Dato made a solid dent in his current one.

When awake and wanting to relax, Amélie wanted to read her favorite book: The little engine that could, or watch her favorite DVD 'Meet the Robinsons'.

All in all a great trip - We are now back in Indiana, the temperature this morning was 7 degrees, not celsius, Farenheit, which means -14C, sans le vent!!! Good resolution for 2010: go more often to warmer places!!!!!