As we crossed the state line into Florida, the boys' excitement rose knowing they were getting closer to their cousins coming for a visit. But first, we enjoyed a few days in St. Augustine. It is a great town with rich Spanish history dating back to the 1500's, which is evidenced in the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. We also walked the streets, enjoyed dessert at Bon Ami and Hyppo Frozen Popcicles (yum) and visited the Pirate Museum owned by Pat Croce. Yes, the Pat Croce that owned the Philadelphia 76ers. He has quite an interest in pirates and the museum has tons of artifacts, some that he himself discovered while diving for treasure. We also climbed the lighthouse, a first for the boys (excluding carrying 5- week-old Jackson up one in NC).
Next, we were off to Orlando to meet Jerry's sister Karen, husband Tom and 3 boys. We more than survived the week with 9 total in the motorhome! The 5 boys cousins got along great. It helped that the weather was beautiful and our campground had several pools and miniature golf available. We also made almost daily trips to the parks…SeaWorld, Disney, Legoland and a side trip to the east coast with a visit to Kennedy Space Center and Cocoa Beach. Our family was able to visit Bruno and Judy, who are parents of our friend Chris (Zuni, NM) for Sunday church between park visits. Amy spent her birthday at Legoland and the boys surprised her with a personalized "pharmacist" mini figure they created. The family also posed for a caricature without complaints! All too soon, we were saying goodbye to our relatives and looking forward to our next time together.
As we crossed the state line into Florida, the boys' excitement rose knowing they were getting closer to their cousins coming for a visit. But first, we enjoyed a few days in St. Augustine. It is a great town with rich Spanish history dating back to the 1500's, which is evidenced in the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. We also walked the streets, enjoyed dessert at Bon Ami and Hyppo Frozen Popcicles (yum) and visited the Pirate Museum owned by Pat Croce. Yes, the Pat Croce that owned the Philadelphia 76ers. He has quite an interest in pirates and the museum has tons of artifacts, some that he himself discovered while diving for treasure. We also climbed the lighthouse, a first for the boys (excluding carrying 5- week-old Jackson up one in NC).
Next, we were off to Orlando to meet Jerry's sister Karen, husband Tom and 3 boys. We more than survived the week with 9 total in the motorhome! The 5 boys cousins got along great. It helped that the weather was beautiful and our campground had several pools and miniature golf available. We also made almost daily trips to the parks…SeaWorld, Disney, Legoland and a side trip to the east coast with a visit to Kennedy Space Center and Cocoa Beach. Our family was able to visit Bruno and Judy, who are parents of our friend Chris (Zuni, NM) for Sunday church between park visits. Amy spent her birthday at Legoland and the boys surprised her with a personalized "pharmacist" mini figure they created. The family also posed for a caricature without complaints! All too soon, we were saying goodbye to our relatives and looking forward to our next time together.
No comments:
Post a Comment