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spring break


so for whatever reason, my pictures are wonky...sorry!

this year i flew with the kiddos to florida to hang out with my parents. we had done this a few years ago, but we were all ready for some time away this spring.

so i guess in random order:)

we visited thomas edison and henry ford's winter homes. we took a tour with hand held chatter boxes. i snapped this picture because i thought we looked funny all standing around listening to descriptions of trees, houses, and plants! it was a beautiful spot and we had a great time there!


i requested a sunset at the beach one night. my parents had scoped out several beaches and found clam shell beach. we had to ride a tram down a boardwalk through the mangroves. it was so cool to then end on this amazing beach. since we had left hubby at home we sent him a message:)

while waiting to take the tram back after sunset we noticed people dancing and swatting. then we started dancing and swatting as we quickly discovered millions of no-see-um bugs! oh my word...they were crazy and my poor boy had bites all over his neck and arms! but we survived and had a great story to tell.





it happened to be an amazing sunset that night. i like this picture of my kiddos. i'm not a photographer at all and had our junky camera, but still think this turned out to be a fun shot!








like i said...random order...here we are waiting to take off. my kids had severe anxiety leading up to the flight. thankfully, God heard my prayers and many others and they walked right on. we had a great flight up over the storms below and played a mean game of phase 10 before we watched as we flew across florida! so thankful for such brave and adorable kids.







one day we took an airboat ride through some everglades. we saw way too many alligators for my liking. this little guy was rather large in real life. i could have easily fit inside him. our driver stopped and let us all look at him. then i realized we were going to have to go right by him as he chose not to move away like others did. i happened to be on the side of the boat he was sunning himself. let's just say, i prayed he would not get mad about the loud boat and snap. i could have touched him if i had chosen to. my heart was racing just a tad;)

we had all sorts of other fun too: cuban food, pickle ball, shuffle board, swimming, a day at the beach, ice cream, amazing food out, and a long drive back from southern florida! i'm so thankful for my parents making this trip possible. according to my kiddos it was the best one ever - all that proves - they really do enjoy simple things!

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