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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Everglades!


     We arrived at the Everglades today! It’s hot, humid, and seems like a fabulous National Park! We can’t wait to dig in! We biked/ walked to the Visitor Center, and once we got there we figured out it was closed! Whoops! We got bitten alive! We can’t wait to start exploring!

Overnight at the Casino…..


        We stayed overnight at a Casino on our way to the Everglades. Casinos let you stay overnight for free with the bare minimum. It’s a nice place to stay for a quick stop.  With tons of security! Well let’s just say we are in Florida and it’s hot and humid, and it doesn’t cool down for a long time. And “Whose big idea is this,” got thrown around a few times! J Mostly by the kids! Well we survived and had a few more stories to tell. J We headed out Early that morning and made our way to the Everglades!

Rocket Blast Off!



     The rocket blast off was AMAZING!! After a delayed flight it took off and lit up the sky! It was very fast. As it went across the sky it disappeared into what looked like a hole!! Incredible!  There was a great crowd, and everyone clapped and cheered as it went up, and disappeared.  It was really amazing!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Lunch, Ocean, and a Rocket!



      Today was an Ocean filled day! We went in the morning to avoid the heat, and picked up some great waves! Come lunch time we went for our February treat to Papa Fidos, an Italian restaurant. We loved it! We got lots of food, even the waitress warned us about how much food we were getting! ;)  We brought home some yummy leftovers, check dinner off the list! After lunch we did some school, and went for another swim. Yay! So much fun!! Here’s some of our ocean fun:
1.       Body surfing

2.       Dodging waves

3.       Floating

4.       Blow up rafting on waves

5.       Boogie boarding (before it broke.)

6.       Coming up with our own fun!

Now, we are waiting for the Rocket that’s going to go up from Kennedy space center! We are big fans! Can’t wait!!!!

Saltwater, Sand, Sunburned, and Shopping...


    Saltwater, Sand, Sunburned, and Shopping, sums up our fun day! We headed out to the beach for an early swim which is about five minute walk away. And then headed shopping! The boys have found a new hobby which they love. Collecting football cards! The girls decided to head on over to Target and WalMart( Mom went to Walmart to get food and things.)  to pick up some stuff for a surprise that we are making! ( Surprise will be revealed soon!) And there was a Starbucks in Target. Yes, we did get something. And yes, I got a caramel Frappuccino!  Yum! We came back, and enjoyed another wonderful swim!

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Ocean!

     Another day, in beautiful sunshine and warm Florida! We are really loving it here! Today was a school, boogie boarding, and town day! Our parents decided to head out to town to fix dad's bike, pick up our mail, and exc. We did school, went boogie boarding, body surfing, and crashing into the waves on our raft! Unfortunately I haven't even had my boogie board for a whole day and it broke! That's what you get for $15. We  had a fun time body surfing, and raft riding! Patrick and I still stayed out for awhile while everyone was already back at the camper! We are really like ocean life! Can't wait till tomorrow for another ocean filled day!!!! 


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Please Note: This picture is not mine. This is a picture from Pintrest. I do not know who made this picture. But, I give them full credit.

Monday, February 17, 2014

5 Things we are learning while in Florida!

1. They are big(big) gator fans!


2. Every town has boiled peanuts!


3. The people are really friendly

4. It's not always warm.....

5. The beaches are pretty!!



Hello..

Hello! You might be wondering what happened?! Where's the blogger? Long story short. We spent a relaxing five days in Ocala. Hiking, biking, and swimming in the clearest lake water I have ever seen. We met friends, and loved our campground. Today, we moved on and headed to warm water. And when there's warm water there's BOOGIE BOARDING!!!! I bought a boogie board on our stop at Walmart, and we got some new swimsuits! We had a great time boogie boarding, and can't wait till tomorrow!


Monday, February 10, 2014

Naval Space Musuem....

     We headed over to the Naval Space Museum. Sadly Melissa was under the weather so she didn't come.  It is the most visited museum in Florida. It was huge. They have everything from spacecraft's, to the lunar module. Being big fans of all the space flights and things, we all loved seeing the stuff. We stayed here for about 2 hours. Patrick and I were thinking about going on this space ride in which you pay six dollars per person till we figured out that you can't actually man it. The one you can man was to expensive. But hey, we didn't need any spacecraft ride. We got to see space crafts, sit in  interactive planes, and walk through a retro town!  All inside this ginormous museum! And yes Patrick and I did get lost! ;) After the museum we headed over two a card shop. ( this has become Patrick's new obsession collecting football cards!) We picked up a few cards and headed back home. Melissa enjoyed the peace and quiet to herself while she caught up on journaling and relaxed. A great day for all!



Wildlife viewing: Brown Pelican.

Campground we are staying at: Fort Pickens Campground.

Site we saw that day: Naval Museum.

State we are in:  Florida.

Town: Pensacola.

Date: 2/6/14

Exercise: Walk all around the Naval Museum.

Freezing in Florida!!


Today, we did school. Early one our parents went shopping, and brought back our goodies from our under water dunk! I got an EOS, and Patrick got football cards!( Melissa is still holding out for her Starbucks!) It was a win-win! It’s freezing here in Florida. Today it’s a pretty steady 49(degree’s) It was way too cold to go biking!  
EOS: I have totally fallen in love with this lip balm!





Wildlife viewing: Stayed inside to cold.

Campground we are staying at: Fort Pickens Campground.

Site we saw that day: Cold

State we are in:  Florida.

Town: Pensacola.

Date: 2/5/14

Exercise: Too cold ( you get the idea!)
 

Biking away in Florida!


Today I went out for my morning bike ride! I love the rides that I have! Ate breakfast, and started school. Went out for another ride and found a great trail! I can’t wait to do the whole loop! After I did some more school, Patrick and I decided to bike up to the Visitor Center. On the way to it you bike through Fort Pickens. We walked in and while looking at the identification of shells a lady and I got into a wonderful conversation about shells! We biked back and finished school for the day! As you can imagine there were a few bike rides in between! But overall a great day for school, and biking!

Wildlife viewing: Bird with Yellow speck on back. I couldn’t find its name.

Campground we are staying at: Fort Pickens Campground.

Site we saw that day: Drove through Ft Pickens on our way to the Visitor Center, Visitor Center. 

Lewis and Clark adventures Getting ready to start my next chapter.

State we are in:  Florida.

Town: Pensacola.

Date: 2/4/14

Exercise: Went Biking all over the place.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Florida...


Today we dug into our school work, and worked on catching up.  Midday I went on a bike ride around the campground! I love biking! Later on, we decided to head over to the beach and get wet. We went into the ocean which was 48 degrees. Are parents dared us to go underwater, if we did we would get anything we want under 5 dollars. We took the dare! They even went in! We spent two hours there, and had a fun time!

Wildlife viewing: Armadillo.

Campground we are staying at: Fort Pickens Campground.

Site we saw that day: We went swimming in the ocean. 

Lewis and Clark adventures: Finishing up observation chapter. But, still will be constantly writing my observations.

State we are in:  Florida.

Town: Pensacola.

Date: 2/4/14

Exercise: Went Biking, and walked to and around the beach.

Florida!!!


We are right now in the beautiful sunshine state. Florida! But, it’s not so sunny! My parents and decided to head over to check out the wonderful beaches of Florida! It was Gorgeous! I ran into the sand and dipped my feet into the ocean. Sweet! Mom also found a Jelly Fish without its stingers so I got to touch it! It was fun! Melissa and I also biked to the Visitor center earlier in the day! It’s was nice to go for a ride again! We have been collecting National Park cards and we picked some up there! We are staying at a beautiful campground! We saw an Armadillo today! It was so cute!  
 

Wildlife viewing: Armadillo, Jelly Fish, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Piper.

Campground we are staying at: Fort Pickens Campground.

Site we saw that day: Went to the Beach, Saw Ft Pickens on our way to the Visitor center, Visitor Center.

Lewis and Clark adventures: Did Field Observations on the Armadillo.

State we are in:  Florida.

Town: Pensacola.

Date: 2/3/14

Hello Florida...


Hello Florida….

We are right now in the beautiful sunshine state. Florida! But, it’s not so sunny! My parents and decided to head over to check out the wonderful beaches of Florida! It was Gorgeous! I ran into the sand and dipped my feet into the ocean. Sweet! Mom also found a Jelly Fish without its stingers so I got to touch it! It was fun! Melissa and I also biked to the Visitor center earlier in the day! It’s was nice to go for a ride again! We have been collecting National Park cards and we picked some up there! We are staying at a beautiful campground! We saw an Armadillo today! It was so cute!  I am going to try and get better at writing blog posts! Here are some of the new things I am going to be doing!

Paragraph in front summing up day: - daily

Wildlife viewing: -  daily.

Campground we are staying at: - daily

Site we saw that day: -daily

Lewis and Clark adventures (this is one of the subjects I do in school! Which I love!!): -daily

State we are in: -daily

Town: - daily

Date: -daily

Postcards (I collect postcards so this will be about my collecting!): - weekly with pictures

Exercise: -daily

This is the new way I am going to be blogging so it will be easier to get done! Welcome to my new format! I will be starting today! (2/3/14, I don’t know when this will be posted on the internet!) There will be occasional pictures when I get them downloaded! ;) New things may start popping up that I will be blogging about so stay tuned! I will also be doing a monthly long post summing up the month! And I will be doing a long post monthly about a topic! This month will be:

1.       Life on the road! (Sneak Peak: I will be showing pictures of our camper, and writing about life in our fifth wheel! We love it!!)

 I think 2/3/14 is a good day to make a New Year resolution for my blog! ;)