We made our annual trip to Florida this past December. Mama and the kids first and a few dats later, Daddy followed. The kids were great travelers even though our flight got in late. We enjoyed quality time with GG and Zadie and got to meet a musician we have been following for a while - ZACH LADIN! Check him out if you haven't heard his music, he is GREAT! He even played a concert for us.
The weather in Florida wasn't as warm as we would have liked although the kids braved the pool as often as possible (see pictures at the end of this post). Once Daddy arrived we visited some special places we had never been to before. Here is a picture from Playmobil Land. We played some with the many playmobil environments and checked out the shop.
Bathtime was a big hit at GG and Zadie's, because Zoe and Zachary very much enjoyed the big bathtub complete with bubblebath and the jets in the tub turned on, which in case you have never tried, makes A LOT of bubbles. Bubble beards were a hit and just general bubble mania.
GG and Zadie took us all to the Ringling Brothers Circus during our visit. We had done this last year and knew the kids would enjoy it. Daddy even conquered his fear of clowns and came with us. Zachary and Mama tried on some costumes and the cotton candy was a big hit (it came in the funny hat). It was really enjoyable to watch Zachary belly laughing at the clowns this year - he got most of the jokes. Zoe loved all the "girls" costumes and the motorcycle on the tight wire was also amazing! Thanks GG and Zadie for taking us, we all loved it.
The other special activity we did, was a visit to Butterfly World. We have driven by it so many times given that it was literally around the corner from Mahma Rita's condo. It was amazing to see so many butterfly species and even get to hold some. We also got to feed Lorikeets and view several species of birds. The kids enjoyed learning a little about butterflies and took home a special book as a treat. I would recommend a visit to anyone heading to southeastern
Florida.
Pool time was not what we had expected given the cool temperatures. That didn't stop the kids from wanting to go as soon as the thermometer was over 70. Zachary was king of the belly flops, and Zoe was a little fish swimming underwater. We were so impressed with their swimming and more importantly they had a blast each time they went to the pool -- even the day the heater was broken.
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