Here are just a select few of the many many pictures we took on our Florida vacation last week. We kept very busy, had great weather and great company (thanks Syd and Chris and kids!) and enjoyed our time together--even the time in the van!
Josie hanging out in the hot tub in the back yard. At one point, the kids said this was all they wanted to do the whole week. Too bad for them, we made them go to amusement parks and the beach too.
On the second day, we went to Fort Desoto park. This was the only day we saw rain, and it only cut our time at the beach short by about 1 hour. All in all, the weather was about mid-80s and sunny.
Collecting shells (treasures) on the beach.
Flying their kites at Treasure Island beach. Thanks Grandpa V!
Chilling in the pool. I think Josie may be a little high maintenance.
Busch Gardens was a favorite day for all of us. The kids loved the animals, the rides, and hanging around with Kayden, Luke, Noah and Jack.
Here are Kayden and Caleb 'driving' their little car.
Getting ready to watch the Seasame Street show with Elmo. They really were excited about it. I think I just caught them at a tired moment.
Noah and Josie were riding buddies all day at Busch--these airplanes were a favorite.
Motorcyles with Caleb and Jack
On the train to ride through the Sahara at Busch and check out the giraffes, rhinos, zebras, ostriches, and probably some others that I am forgetting.
We hit Sunset Beach (10 minutes form Chris and Syd's) on Wednesday before heading to Orlando that night. Caleb went out pretty far into the ocean and was jumping into and over the waves. On the way home he said this was his favorite part of the trip.
We went to Downtown Disney on Wednesday night since we were in Orlando to do Sea World the next day. Of all the things there to look at, this fountain was the biggest hit for Caleb and Josie. Caleb was determined he could figure out where the water would shoot from next and could block it.
We went to Sea World in Orlando on Thursday and spent a lot of time watching the shows: we saw the dolphin show, the seal & sea lion show and the Orca whale show. All of those were incredible and the kids were fixated (except that Josie slept through the whale show). The kids went on more rides and saw a lot more animals. Caleb even got to feed the seals and pet a sting ray and a dolphin.
