Amber's first vacation!

Thanks to the extreme generosity of Grandma and Papa McCourt, Amber had her first tropical vacation in Maui!

Looking glam in Maui

I was pretty nervous to fly with Amber at the beginning, but after the flight from Vancouver to Maui where Amber was dubbed "world's best baby" by the couple sitting next to us, I learned that Amber is a pretty good traveler :) She started out the flight by smiling and batting her eyes at the people around us. Then after she was all tuckered out for the evening she slept for the rest of the flight.

An added bonus to the trip was that we went along with Rick, Tracy and the twins so we got to visit with them for much longer than originally anticipated! I think Amber is at the point where she's starting to really recognize Keira and Naomi as well. Near the end of the trip she was even rolling over on her side to get a better view of her cousins!

The crew at the beach

Amber had a few "firsts" while we were in Maui as well:

First trip to the Aquarium

First patio lunch

First attendance at a destination wedding

....and first "swim"

Amber had a great time and once again on the flight home she was a trooper and slept the entire way with little to no fussing for the entire 5 hours! When we got home we were so happy to see Tim and Loca, but I was even happier to see my bed as I had been awake for 23 hours!

I think Loca definitely missed Amber and I while we were gone. She is back to being my shadow and following my every move. As an added bonus, tonight she wanted to supervise bath time to make sure everything was ok :)