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Disney world offers an amazing opportunity for military members with their Salute Ticket available from the Ticket office at the Shades of Green on Disney World (and maybe your ITT office). These tickets have 3 options you can read about at the Shades of Green website. We’ve always done the 4 day base tickets with […]
Read MoreSince I know the upcoming week is going to simply FLY by, I decided that the kids and I would take off today and do one last day trip to Gainesville. We LOVE Gainesville: bike lanes, museums, zoo, baklava, what’s not to like? Anyway, this coming week will find me busy busy busy putting our […]
Read MoreIt’s been a while since we ventured down to the Tallahassee Museum. We were members the first year we were here, and have loved it. Since Bryan was gone most of last year we haven’t been. Well, they have recently added a super cool new zipline and Tree to Tree adventure that just puts the […]
Read MoreOur little tent felt cozier with Bryan in it the past two nights. And warmer! It got down to 40 degrees during our overnight on the river. That’s really cold for April in Florida, but it felt pretty great after being so hot these past two weeks. Our final adventure for our big Florida Trip […]
Read MoreWe woke at our cheap hotel well rested and ready or a day of free Disney fun. Got breakfast at the hotel, and then hit up a couple of touristy shops. Zoe wanted an Ariel shirt, but we could only find a swimsuit … Which she thought was awesome. From there we parked at Downtown […]
Read MoreOK, we’re not really DOING Disney we are just staying in Orlando for a night. It meant a LONG day of driving today, but gives us a day to mess around here with only a 3 hour drive tomorrow. We are meeting Bryan tomorrow night!! Finishing up our loop around Florida with a kayak trip down […]
Read MoreWhen today started I was kind of thinking we should’ve been moving on; that we were done with Key West, and this extra day was going to be lame. We slept in, watched some TV, and walked over to the Navy Inn for our free breakfast. After that I loaded up the kids and grabbed all […]
Read MoreToday marked an astounding event. The kids and I got our national parks passport stamped at the Dry Tortugas national park! It’s the farthest park away from civilization and to get there was an adventure. We woke before the sun this morning and walked a half our down to the marina to check in for […]
Read MoreI have great kids! We did a lot of walking today and they remained happy and well behaved the whole time! This morning in the car Zoe even said today was going to be a great day. We started off slow with a leisurely breakfast and then a quick trip up to the Boca Chica […]
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