Pancakes, Paddling, and Pool

While we were in Florida, we took a trip to De Leon Springs State Park.

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The kids spent some time on the playground and Adam showed off his gymnastics skills.

The park has a natural spring that is 72 degrees year-round.

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There are underwater caves and we saw scuba divers there getting ready to go explore.

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We ate at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill.

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The kids loved having their pancakes cooked right at the table.

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After we ate, we went canoeing.

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Adam shared a boat with Dave’s parents.

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Dave and I were with Maggie and Luke. This was my view, and while it was a beautiful day, I’m not going lie – not being able to see what the kids were doing behind me was a little stressful. And hearing Dave reminding Maggie to sit down as the boat rocked, didn’t help.

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I tried to snap a picture while we were out on the water, but couldn’t get Luke.

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Here we are at the end of out trip – everyone stayed in the boat (thank goodness) and the kids had a ball.

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When we got back they jumped right in the pool again.

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Then the kids got all cleaned up for dinner with Dave’s grandparents. Adam suggested I might want to take this picture, because they all looked so nice. That boy knows me so well.

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It was so nice to see Grandma & Grandpa U and spend some time with them during our trip.

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Fort, Beach, and Pool

We visited Fort Matanzas while we were in Florida.

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We had to take a short boat ride to get there.

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The boys really liked the cannons.

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And exploring the inside of the fort.

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A couple of dolphins joined us for the trip back.

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It was a pretty awesome unexpected surprise.

After the fort, we went to the beach.

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Luke insisted that he “wasn’t going to go in the ocean”, but changed his mind pretty quickly.

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Adam really liked finding seashells with Dave.

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Dave and the kids built a sandcastle too.

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It was a lot of fun and I was amazed by how much the kids loved the water. We left with some very tired kids.

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That didn’t stop Adam and Maggie from getting right in the pool though.

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Maggie loved leaning back in her pool float and signing, “la la la la.”

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That night, after baths, the kids were spoiled with some Easter baskets from Grandma and Grandpa.

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It was a really, really great day.