A Great Escape

As a final goodbye, our girlscout troop planned a vacation to Great Escape in the mountains of NY. Every girl and their family were able to come and enjoy the fun! The theme park was cool, but the Great Escape Lodge with indoor waterpark and it's own Johnny Rockets...now that was a blast!!

She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

Sea World

Why most people know better than to go anywhere near Orlando during Christmas!

This was an absolutely wonderful show and they make it look so easy and

not at all dangerous, which we all now know is not the case.

Magical Memories!

Jacksonville Zoo

On Christmas day, after the presents had all been opened and the omlets had been made, we kissed Grammy and Grampy goodbye and embarked on a very long journey. We packed the car from floor to roof with every electronic entertainment device known to man and drove straight through to Florida. (Dan and I are VERY thankful for good audio books!)

We arrived at Grammie and Papa's house a mere 19.5 hours later, bone tired and sore, but surprised at how easy most of the trip was. Blessing us with a dip in the hot tub and a good cup of coffee, we actually went back to feeling human amazingly quick!

One of the first items on the girl's wish list was a visit to the Jacksonville Zoo...

Newport Mansions, Rhode Island

Oh, to be born a Vanderbilt...

Alas, WE were destined to just visit and stare in awe.

It's for best, can you imagine mowing this backyard every weekend??