Trip to Florida!!

We were so lucky this year to be able to take a trip down to Florida!!! Back in June when we went to Utah, we had that unexpected 4-hr emergency layover, so they gave us $150 vouchers per ticket (5), so we were able to use those to go to Florida! I believe our total spent on the flights/baggage was $40. Awesome! We got to fly out of the Cincinnati airport for the first time and had a NONSTOP flight. Wow. We are living large.

I flew out with the kids a couple days before Jeremy, so that was a bit scary, but they did great! Thanks to bungee cords and my awesome helpers, we made it through just fine.

It wasn't super warm while we were there, but we still had a great time! The kids and I stayed with Grandma and Grandpa in the condo they were renting for the first two nights, and then when Jeremy came, we stayed with Wendy for the next three nights. These pictures are in a bit of a jumble, but here they are...

I love my sister!

Poor Jeremy got SHINGLES right before we came (he didn't find out until the kids and I left), so he was pretty much out of commission all weekend. Not exactly the beach vacation he envisioned, but luckily he has recovered. He was in a lot of pain and discomfort, so he mostly stayed in bed all weekend. The rest of us had a lot of fun though! (Sorry babe). On Saturday we drove up to his cousin Lydia's new house and they took us on a boat ride! They live right on the water and it was fun to see their new house and catch up with them. They are a lot of fun and have been really good to us. We miss having them in Cincinnati! Sadly, this is the only picture we took from the boat - a dolphin!

 The kids loved playing games and Shannon was a sweetheart with Grace (as were all the kids).

 The pic below is right before we left...we were sad to leave! We had a great time. We don't spend enough time with the McNivens so it was great to have a little extra time with their family. My kids look up to their cousins so much!

 This was the first morning in Grandma and Grandpa's condo...we were all reading trying to stay quiet.

 Hello gorgeous!

 It was a little chilly, so we were grateful for Wendy's wind-blocker.

 Grace was happy!

 Sleeping on Grandma...

 Crazy kids swimming in 60 degree weather.

 Connor buried himself and Grace kept trying to uncover him.

 Farewell!