OK. So we’re more than a quarter of the way into 2014 and I just realized I never did my Top Ten list of last year. There’s a long list explaining why it took so long to post this, but let’s just say that 2013 was a pretty emotional year. I wasn’t exactly disappointed to see it…
I’ve already discussed how much our family loved Sea World and how Cocoa Beach helped me realize that I’m not a big fan of beaches. We also visited two other parks as part of our Sea World experience: Aquatica and Busch Gardens. Aquatica We had fun there. Spent half a day playing in the water, which…
I have to admit that I as a little apprehensive about bypassing the land of Mickey & Co. and spending the majority of our time at Sea World/Aquatica/Busch Gardens. Yes, everyone had agreed with this decision. Yes, I knew it would be a better fit for our family. Yes, I knew the crowds would be…
As the big kids played in the ocean with their cousin Zack and Mihret and Lily built sandcastles on the beach, I came to a stunning realization…. I really don’t like the beach. There. I said it. Now before you go searching for the tar and feathers, let me explain myself. I love the ocean. I love…
Before I recount our Florida expedition, I need to take a moment and explain the long journey that brought us to last week’s excursion. Sometime in 2012, Dave told us that he wanted to take our family and Christy’s sister’s family down to Florida for a giant family vacation. We found a house to share….
We’ve been out of town for a while. And boy, do we have some stories to share from our journey. I can’t wait to share them. But first, we have to pick up Bella. Then I need to sort through the 300+ pictures from the last week…
The last time we went to Disney World was in 2009. A few days before we left, we received word that Mihret was, in fact, going to be our daughter. It turned out being a nice little time of celebration for our family. I’m excited to be able to return to the land of Mickey,…