Monday, February 15, 2010

Our trip 2010 to Several locations in Florida....

WE flew out of Grand Rapids on Tuesday January 26th at around 1:15pm. We had a direct flight into Orlando/Sanford airport. We arrived there around 3:20pm. We got our rental car a 2009 Tahoe. We then drove two hours to Jensen Beach to visit with the VanEerden family (Mark's sister, her husband and their three kids). We arrived there in time to hang out for awhile and then to bed. On Wed the 27th we spent the day at the pool. It was beautiful and warm. On Thursday we decided to hit the beach and the pool by the beach...at night we went for a drive into town. On Friday we went to the pool and hung out all day again. We ate tacos for dinner and after the kids fell asleep we all played games and hung out until late :o). On Saturday we all got up and got moving...VanEerden's were headed to the market and we were headed to Panama...As you will see below in all the pictures we did a lot of different things..At the end of our vacation we spent four nights in a hotel in Orlando...Lake Mary the hotel had a kitchen and two rooms...we went to all sorts of places and had a GREAT time. We flew home on Feb. 10th at 10:15 and arrived in Grand Rapids to LOTS of SNOW and cold temps...at around 12:30. I am so thankful for this time together as a family and especially this time with Mark.

Cole and Addi..these two are so Cute together...they had so much fun!
Dancing naked before a bath :o)~
Daddy throwing Hallie in the air!!!
Loving each other again :o)
Nora climbing the sand hill!! She is getting so big!

Jensen Beach Florida *** With the VanEerden Family***

Addi and Cole throwing sand into the Ocean.
Good EARLY morning girls!
Dad and Hallie in the Ocean..
Addi and Cole driving the Golf Cart...sort of :o)
The whole clan... We spent Four days with them and had SOO much fun... memories that will never be forgotten! Thanks Justin and Melissa for letting us invade your space for four days! It was so much fun!!! The laughs late at night were Great!!! We are so thankful for the time we had with each of you :o)!

Random pics from Panama City Beach, FL

Messing around at the Bass Pro Shop!
A view from my lounge chair by the pool of the ocean.
Florida Sunset! Ahhhhh
Daddy and his girls!!!
Heading out in the morning to find some shells!

Hot tubing at the condo in Panama City Beach, FL~
Dad and Hallie checking out the water in the late afternoon.
Playing on the beach
Snuggles on the balcony outside our room in Panama.
Having a snack and catching some sunshine.

Friday Feb 5... San Destin Florida

Hallie and I stop for a hug and a photo opportunity...in a beautiful little village in San Destin!

AWWW These two are so cute!
They are checking out all the money at the bottom of the fountain!
This hotel is amazing.
This is where we were... it was a really neat village with a lot of little shops and outside restaurants...the walkways were all cobble stone, brick paved....just very unique and beautiful.

Daytona International Speedway

Addi got a Daytona can coolie that she put her juice in...Hallie got one too :o)
Hallie loving every minute of this!
On Saturday we left our condo in Panama to head to Orlando but on the way decided to stop by the track in Daytona...a track we always thought would be so fun to see in person. Well we decided to buy tickets and watch the Bud shoot out! It was GREAT! The girls both loved it. At the last 10 laps Addison fell asleep in my arms...it was so cute...she must have been so tired because the cars were very loud. :o) #9 Kasey Khane is our Favorite...he took second!

Central Florida Zoo in Orlando

The elephants were so neat. we all agreed this was one of our favorite parts of the zoo.
HUGE!!! Scary!!
Daddy and Addi watching the Elephants. Addi was falling asleep I think here :o)
Girls running around...exhausting themselves! :o)
A beautiful Sunday afternoon spent at the Zoo in Orlando...We has a great time!

Walt Disney World ** Magic Kingdom

This was one of the shows put on in front of the castle!
Let's go Racin'......Dad and Hal racing at Disney!
Tea cups..Dad could not do it! He said he would throw up! LOL!
Aladin's flying carpet ride.
The famous Princess Castle! Addison thought this was GREAT! On Monday Feb 8th we decided to surprise the girls and take them to Magic Kingdom for the day! I also had never been there. It was fun for all of us!