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It's an adventure. Our family of five is taking a year off from... the normal. Less work. More travel. Even (gasp!) homeschooling! We invite you to come along with us as we head West. Then on to Europe. Even grand times at home in between! Our goals: Rest. Connect. Experience. We hope to grow closer as a family and gain a deeper appreciation of all that God is, does, gives. Scaled back commitments. Scaled up adventure. Come along with us as the story unfolds!

Looking back and looking ahead

It's been a while since we've updated the blog, and we've had a lot of people ask what we've been up to since our trip out west in the fall.  Well, not much, but a whole lot.  I know, that doesn't make sense.  What I mean is that we haven't done much traveling since then, but we've been doing a ton of planning for our trip to Europe!  And now that trip is coming closer and  closer!!  It's amazing how much details there are to figure out!  Thank goodness Kevin has been handling most of that, while I've been homeschooling the kids.

We have done a little bit of traveling since October - beach trip to Florida in November, trips to see a couple of my college friends, and Universal Orlando in February.  Here's a few pictures from the beach and Universal.

BEACH:

Beautiful sunsets!


There was hardly anyone else on the beach.  The kids each had their
 own private section of sand.

The water was beautiful and clear, but too cold for me.  The kids loved it though!


Alas, this was a working vacation for Kevin.  At least he's smiling!


UNIVERSAL:

 Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Similar to last picture and not great of the kids, but I think you can 
see the Hogsmeade background better.


Mmmm, butter beer 

Justin's souvenirs - chocolate frog and Gryffindor keychain

We didn't have many lines to stand in, but when we did, here's how the kids entertained themselves:




Getting soaked standing by the water rides


 Yes, we have a teenager.


 Anna on the Caro-seuss-el

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish ride

Daniel wishes he could take this many books to Europe!


Notice Anna, Justin, and Daniel in the back.  They loved this  roller coaster! 

Now notice Justin and I in the second to last row, on the Rip, Ride, Rock it roller coaster.
Not sure Daniel and Justin loved this....It was very intense!

Only the finest in cuisine!




Next stop, Europe!!







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2 comments:

Steve Beaver said...

Oh, when I think of Choco-Bacon-Bars I think of you, Kevin.

Thanks for taking us along for the ride to Europe. Looking forward to reading your posts!

Katie said...

can I just say how jealous I am! This seems like an amazing time yall are able to spend together as a family AND to be able to see so much of God's creation! I can't wait to hear about Europe! When do you leave?

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