Sunday, April 2, 2023

Spring Break 2023--Florida!

     Chris had to be in Florida for 10 days this March so we decided to all join him for part of it.  There were two show choir events happening over two weekends at the Hard Rock Cafe Live Theatre.  Max even had the opportunity to be the MC of the first weekend--his dream job in the future is to be a TV host of some kind so this was right up his alley!

Airboat Ride:  First thing--we wanted to do something that just says "FLORIDA" so we took an airboat ride to go see some gators.  I did NOT think we would see so many!  It was quite shocking!  We even saw baby gators.  I personally don't think gators are cute at any age and I would definitely NOT foster one😅 (Not that fostering gators is a "thing" it's just a cuteness gage I use).







St. Augustine, FL:  America's OLDEST (continuously inhabited) city
    We also took a day trip out to St. Augustine to see the sights there.  A beautiful little city with brick streets, Flagler College, Cathedral Basillica of St. Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, a lighthouse, & the oldest wooden school house.
    











Max just HAD to get his fortune😂

The water at St. Augustine beach was WAY TOO COLD for me so I gladly stayed out to watch our stuff and take pics:)




    Buc-ees are THE BEST rest stops EVER!  We stopped at several of these when we drove through TX on our way to Louisiana a couple years back.  Carlie described them best--"It's like QT and Costco had a baby."  Well, they have them in FL too so of course we HAD to stop at one.



Universal Studios:  We had 5 day passes to enjoy all the parks here.  It was really nice to have so many days so we could get there early (we were allowed 1 hour early entrance) and then leave as it got too crowded.  We sure fit in a lot more rides this way.  We hit the water park the first day-Volcano Bay--and pretty much had the entire place to ourselves--no waits whatsoever.  (It was kinda a cold week in March but we braved it for a day--totally worth it!)

Volcano Bay



Betty Boop, Popeye, & Olive Oil

Beetlejuice!

King Julien

The Simpsons!





Other Fun Times in FL:
NBA Game:  Magic vs. the Heat




The Hotel:




Waffle House:
















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