For winter break this year we decided to really take a break from winter! I got an idea to go see my sweet friend, Kathryn Burbidge and her family in Florida. I have not seen them in a long time and I wanted to see where they are, see the kids and visit the beautiful beaches of Florida. Mike is in his surgery rotation right now so I made up my mind to drive to Florida with the kids! Oh boy..we had some adventures along the way. Overall, we did fine. The kids actually did very well. I kept them stocked with treats and they watched DVD's. Sometimes it was too quiet and I had to phone a friend to stay awake! So here are some pictures of our fun little vacation! A huge thanks to the Burbidges for welcoming us and showing us around. We love you!
Getting ready to roll
Aliza and her collection of shells
Getting ready to roll
Aliza and her collection of shells
Rachel was in heaven. She LOVES the beach and discovered some jellyfish!
BFF
Beach Babes
Hannah loved the water. Isn't it beautiful!
A lot of the day was spent helping Scott (Kathryn's husband) make
this sand forest. It was THE most popular site on the beach that day. Many visitors.
The next day we went back to a different beach just the walk around. It was 
Monkeys
White tiger
Nay playing Lincoln Logs
Thc cabin is up all these stairs in the memorial building. The kids loved running up!
R and H learning and becoming Jr. Rangers
The cabin
The ride home was long and we got into some snow but we arrived home to our Dad and Chinese food! We loved our little break. Hopefully, the memories will get us to spring!
The next day we went back to a different beach just the walk around. It was cloudy and windy. Nathan just loves the waves! He loved walking barefoot!
SASQUATCH ZOO
SASQUATCH ZOO
So we went to this little local zoo and it was the best. Totally rustic and low key! We saw peacocks, llamas, turkeys ,black bears, a rare WHITE TIGER, tons of monkeys and alligators (of course!
Monkeys
White tigerOn the way back to New York, we stopped in Kentucky at Abraham Lincoln's birthplace. It was so fun to learn more about President Lincoln. I visited this place when I was in third grade. It was great to go back and visit.
Nay playing Lincoln Logs
Thc cabin is up all these stairs in the memorial building. The kids loved running up!
R and H learning and becoming Jr. Rangers
The cabinThe ride home was long and we got into some snow but we arrived home to our Dad and Chinese food! We loved our little break. Hopefully, the memories will get us to spring!
13 comments:
Love that you got away and had a wonderful time in Florida. (Okay, so I'm jealous too!) What a woman to take your kids for such a long road trip alone! Glad you got some sun, warm weather, and time away.
Wow! Katie, you are my hero. I thought about driving to Utah, but chickened out. It looks beautiful. What a blast.
yay! I am so glad you posted some pictures... I love your swimming suit! It looks like you guys had a blast and I am glad you had a safe trip :)
You are so adventurous! I hate driving to the other side of Houston by myself!
You look awesome, my dear...very fit! I love that bathing suit.
Katie, you are awsome. What a fun mom you are! Looks like you guys had so much fun and I am freezing right now and those beaches were looking pretty tempting. Glad you guys made it safe!
What a fun trip. You will have to pass along tips and everything because I making a big trip with my kids this summer. I will only have a 9 hour day by myself, but that is very intimidating for me.
Wow! Looks like a great trip. We have spring break next week but I'm not brave enough to take them on a big trip by myself!
You are my kind of gal (but I already knew that)! I'm wishing I was in Florida right now. You have to do things like this when your husband is MIA in school - or you go stir crazy! Looks like a fabulous trip!!
oh my, you are so brave! I am very impressed! That's a long drive for you guys!! It looks like you had a blast though! That warm weather look great!! Oh, and your swimsuit is adorable!!:)
Cute swimsuit!
It looks like you had fun on your vacation! Florida sounds like fun at this time of the year!
Looks like you guys had a fun time. We missed you. I miss Florida and the warm weather. I am glad you guys had a great time.
Hey Katie - Found your blog; hope you don't mind if I look at it. Your trip with Kath looks like a blast!!
Bellski
It looks like you guys had a great time...Mike missed out. We wanted to head off Florida too, but I didn't think I could handle Enoch in the car for that long.
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