Florida was so much fun. We stayed with Mark and McKel in their beach house which was so nice. That had a pool out back to swim in, although while we were there the heater stopped working but we still had fun in it. In the back they have a pond with tons and tons of turtles in it. The kids really enjoyed going out and feeding the turtles. Their house was just a sort walk to the beach, so we enjoyed going down there. However we didn't try surfing like we would have liked, but Tyler and I tried boogie boarding for the first time. It was so much fun. The waves were pretty big so it was hard to get out and really ride the wave back in. The waves kept pushing us back in. But I just loved swimming out in the ocean, I think I could have done it all day! The kids loved playiing in the sand and finding sea shells. On Wednesday morning Jason and Andrea took us out to a beach where near by is a breeding ground for hammerhead sharks, I know sounds interesting. Anyway it is a good place to search for shark teeth. We each found one shark tooth and Tyler found two. Syndey found a star fish. She was so excited. Although, Sydney's starfishes arms fell off when she was trying to flap it's wings. It was really hard not to laugh when she told me sadly how her star fish broke.
Then Tyler and I went on a ghost tour of St. Augustine. (Tina I know your jealous). Before we went I was not aware that St. Augsustine is the nations oldest city. It is where Ponce De Leon landed and found the Fountain of Youth. Jason and Andrea were so kind to watch the kids so Tyler and I could go. However I forgot our camera, so sorry I was unable to capture all the ghosts we saw on camera. j/k! I actually like the tour McKel gave as we walked aorund old town St. Augustine alot better but it was fun to have a night out with Tyler.
And of course we had to go to DisneyWorld! I was really debating whether or not to go because it is so expensive, but I glad we did it was so much fun. Jason and Andrea came with us and I 'm sure they think I am an absolute nut now. I was pretty energetic about everything and I'm sure I wore them out trying to go on every possible ride and maximize our time there and get my money's worth. They were great sports though! My favorite things were taking Sydney to meet the princess, which she loved;Peter pan ride (Layton loves Peter pan and it's a good thing we liked that ride because the line was so so long) Monsters Inc laugh floor hilarious. It is an interactive animation. So they will spotlight people from the audience and talk with them. And of course the spotlighted Tyler with Sydney and Layton on his lap. They called him the 3-headed human. That was fun. On the way out the kids and I played on a couple of things they had on main street. Which was super fun too. It was so much fun to see the kids have fun. I wanted so badly to stay for the night parade and fireworks and still wish we would have stayed, but we had to head back to get ready to drive home the next day.
We had so much fun in Florida it was hard to leave.
