Vacation to Aruba

We just returned from a warm vacation in Aruba (at the Holiday Inn) with Grammy and Grampa Friel and we all loved it. Patrick spent an average of 5 hours in the water. It was difficult getting him to take a break after lunch before launching himself again. The kiddie pool at the hotel was perfect as it gave Patrick time to acclimate himself before going in the "deep" (4 ft!) end. When he was ready, he launched himself and swam on his own. It was as exciting as when he started walking :)
It was hard getting him down for a nap and one day we tried a floaty on the ocean. He slept for 1 1/2 hours! That night, I was feeling the ocean movement in bed!

All in all, we had a great time. We did not leave the hotel except for dinner but that was just fine with the pool and beach right there.