We always love spending time with our family in Maryland. The year was full of adventures (new places, new friends, a first broken bone)...All in all it was a great year! After spending the holidays in Maryland, we headed to Orlando to spend New Years with some friends that we met on the road last year. We had a fabulous time and enjoyed some fun in the warm sun in the new year!
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| A RECAP...Our travel itinerary for Fall 2015 |
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| Our campsite, near the Rec Center and pool areas! We also has a great yard and it backed to the woods! |
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| Water Football, under the lights! |
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| Ping Pong with friends! |
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| Thousand Trails Orlando is also a nature preserve for the Gopher Tortoise! |
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| It's no secret - We love donuts! This place is open 24/7 and the donuts are always fresh! |
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| Progress...We didn't order a full dozen!!! |
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| We took advantage of the great weekly events at the local SkyZone...Wednesday Homeschool Classes, Friday and Saturday evening Parents Night Out sessions! We LOVE this place! The kids made lasting friendships during these jump times and we look forward to jumping again soon!!! |
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| Dropping off for Parents Night Out...Already in line for the Dodge ball Tournaments! |
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| The fishing pier at Thousand Trails Orlando...many, many hours were spent out here! |
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| The resident alligator! |
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| What a catch! |
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| The boys were outside quite a bit...The playground was a meeting spot for the teens, and it was right next to the pool and the sports field! Here's Aaron being wild and free!!! |
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| They had this great hill for skateboarding.... |
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| Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! |
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| There he goes!!! |
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| Science 2016 |
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| This kid LOVES Science! |
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| Braden enjoys Science, too...but he's always thinking about FISHING!!! |
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| Paddle Boat Adventures with Friends |
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| Fishing with the Mann Clan |
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| Beautiful Sunsets |
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| Friendly Neighbors |
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| More Science!!!! |
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| More Fishing! |
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| Night fishing with friends! (There is a definite theme here!!!) |
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| The boys kept a few fish and worked together to clean, prepare and cook the meal! |
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| It was a team effort! |
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| Enjoying the fruits of their labor! |
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| While we were in Clermont, we took a day and visited our friends, Matt, Tina & their 4 kids, in Tampa (about an hour away) We fished, took a bike ride and enjoyed time with friends. |
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| They live in a beautiful neighborhood. |
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| We shared a delicious meal with the Wheelers! |
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| The best thing about being in a campground full of friends...Impromptu pickup football games! |
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| Football fun! I love that they all play together so nicely...(Did you notice that there is a wide range of ages represented?!?) |
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Back at the campground, the boys spent countless hours hanging with their friends!!! We've all made wonderful, lasting friendships with other traveling families on the road!
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| Monopoly Time! |
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| Superbowl 2016 |
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| We enjoyed fun, football food on Superbowl Sunday...Steamed shrimp, munchies, Thai Chicken Wraps, grilled hot dogs and other treats! |
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| The grill master! |
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| Sooooooooo delicious! |
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| Watching Superbowl with Jonathan! |
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| What a great way to end our time in Orlando!!! |
