There was a fundraiser at a local ice cream place for Adam’s school tonight. Luke requested “just vanilla, in a cone, with nooooo sprinkles”.

Adam wanted “worms and dirt” (gummy worms and oreos).

Little Miss Maggie asked for “pink”, and was very pleased with her strawberry Italian ice.

Here are our favorites from the photos Maggie had taken today.

On our last full day in Florida, we took a walk down a pier.  The kids loved watching the people. We saw folks fishing, surfing, and flying kites on the beach.

We had a delicious lunch with an awesome ocean view. The kids had ice cream sundaes with french fries for dessert.

Afterwards we went hunting for shells.

And then spent some more time playing at the beach.

The kids’ favorite thing to do was run away from the water.

And of course, they were back in Grandma and Grandpa’s swimming pool that evening.

Grandma was able to convince Luke to get out of the floaties and into the water.

Maggie needed no convincing.

Adam even got Luke to jump in with him.

And here’s a shot of all those shells after Dave’s mom was nice enough clean them all up (and make sure we didn’t inadvertently bring home any critters).

And now you’re all caught up on Florida. Now I just have to get through the last month and a half.

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

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.

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

We ate at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill.

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

After we ate, we went canoeing.

Adam shared a boat with Dave’s parents.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

We visited Fort Matanzas while we were in Florida.

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

The boys really liked the cannons.

And exploring the inside of the fort.

A couple of dolphins joined us for the trip back.

It was a pretty awesome unexpected surprise.

After the fort, we went to the beach.

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

Adam really liked finding seashells with Dave.

Dave and the kids built a sandcastle too.

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.

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

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

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

It was a really, really great day.

Legoland was just the start to our Spring Break in Florida. After we took Mabel to the airport, we continued on to Dave’s parents’ house. As soon as the van was unloaded, the kids were in the pool.

This is one of my favorite pictures of the kids from our trip. They love that fire boat!

Dave’s mom made him a fun birthday cake.

Between the pool and the cake, the kids were thrilled. Maggie didn’t waste any time picking our her out bed.

As if my kids weren’t wowed enough by bunk beds (Legoland was their first time sleeping on them), these ones folded up into the wall – very, very cool.

I was able to get a video of Adam making his first goal of the spring soccer season last night. After he kicked the ball, a player from the other team accidentally knocks it in. It still counts as a goal for Adam though. He is the only blue player that touches the ball in this clip, so that should make it easier for you to keep an eye on him.

A Lego Princess came to visit us during our breakfast. The kids loved her. She told us all about her tiger, Karen, and had all of us laughing.

We ran into Max in the lobby, it was the first time we’d seen him. It was also the first time that Maggie willingly got her photo taken with one of the characters.

Here’s Luke showing off the newspaper that was left outside our hotel room door.

Once we were in the park, Luke convinced me to go on his favorite ride with him.

Dave and Adam hit The Dragon roller coaster again.

We watched the space shuttle launch.

The kids, Mabel, and I spent some time in one of the park’s playground areas while Dave got us all checked out of the hotel and loaded up the van.

They built a pretty impressive wall and then had fun knocking it down.

One of Adam’s favorite things was trading Lego minifigures with the people that worked there.

We spent a little time in the botanical gardens part of the park.

And then one last ride on the carousel before we left Legoland.

Dave snapped some pictures on the way out. Here’s the main park entrance.

And another shot of the hotel.

It was really an awesome trip and we’re already trying to figure out when we can go back.

Warning – there are a lot of pictures here. I don’t know how many we took – but I kept 366 and narrowed it down to 42 to share here.

Yes, I made us all Lego head shirts. I, I mean the kids, loved them.

Adam and Luke went on their first roller coaster ride. Luke was not a fan.

All the kids loved the Lego Boating School though.

Maggie’s driving needs help.

The boys went to the Ford Driving School too.

Here’s Adam with the license he got at the end.

Here’s a Lego hippo, because they’re Adam’s favorites.

There was a whole Lego Star Wars section. I think the boys (Dave included) could have spent all day there.

My boys with Benny the Spaceman.

Tired little lady.

Because the hotel is right next to the park, we were able to take a mid-afternoon siesta. One of the things on our to-do list when we went back to the park was to see the pirate water ski show.

We found Aunt Stacy’s spot.

You can sort of see the hotel and pool in the background here. You can also see Maggie’s awesome Lego bow barrettes.

Luke was thrilled to be driving the train.

And we found a ride Luke loved.

One of the park employees gave Dave a pass to skip to the front of any line because it was his birthday. So we used it to go to the boating school again.

That night at the hotel, Luke and Adam attended a Lego Master Builder’s Workshop.

They made parrots that they got to keep.

In this picture, Dave is watching the end of the Syracuse basketball game on his phone, Luke is fighting crime with the Lego light saber, and Maggie is done with photos.

A birthday picture of Dave and the kids.

Back in the hotel and ready for bed after a super awesome day!

They brought Dave a special birthday dessert during breakfast. We all shared it (and it was good).