The Parks: Welcome to Miami - Bienvenidos a Miami!

Last weekend we did something that doesn't happen very often...we SURPRISED STAR in Miami! Star and Travis were setting sail on their 1 year anniversary cruise in Miami and I couldn't resist traveling south to catch them before they departed. Now that we live so far away we don't get to see each other as often as we'd like and I wanted to take advantage of them being so close. It was a perfect trip. The kids did excellent on the way down! They are so easy to travel with now compared to when they were infants... We got to Miami in time to catch the kickoff of the Arkansas game and Star arrived at the hotel minutes after the game ended. As soon as Star got off the plane we were texting back and forth so she was kept abreast of every play and score of the game...but she thought that I was at my parents' house...she had no idea that we were watching it at her hotel. So as she and Travis arrived (big thanks to Travis for keeping me updated on their location) we were able to surprise them at the front desk ask they checked in. She was so ecstatic to see the kids and Terry (and me, I guess). The kids hadn't seen her since last Christmas so it was a visit that was long overdue. We ate dinner together in the hotel restaurant (we were not brave enough to explore Miami at 9:00 at night) and spent the rest of the night in true Jamesha/Star fashion - chillin' on the couch in the lobby watching tv. We got up the next morning and were able to eat breakfast together, and run a few last minute errands (during which we couldn't get the Will Smith song "Welcome to Miami" out of our heads...hence the title of this post), before they caught the shuttle for the port. The ride home was just as perfect as the way down. We can't wait for our next impromptu family mini-vacation!!

Here are some pictures from our Miami mini-vacation:

Olivia at breakfast