In December 2009 we  went down to St. Thomas for our annual vacation with my family. Max had a great time playing on the beach, swimming, building sand castles and playing with his cousins. 
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Family group photo  | 
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Cousins Alison and Missy  | 
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Max and Grandpa  | 
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Max made huge progress in swimming  | 
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  | Dinner on St. Johns | 
  | Max with Uncle Mark | 
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Great fish at the pirate's restaurant  | 
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Another rainy day at Magens Bay. But we met a bunch of italians off a cruise ship, so I got to practice my Italian  | 
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  | One rainy day we went to Coral World, and we fed Lorikeets. The birds are so tame that they will land on you to eat from cups of nectar. | 
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  | They also had a baby shark which Max was eager to pet | 
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We also saw some sea lions. Max found their black teeth (a sign of good health) very cool  | 
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  | Max took his longest nap of the trip at lunch one day. | 
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Cousin Adam and Aunt Jill  | 
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  | Max chilling on the flight home |