This week Beth and Ben had a short week of school so we took the opportunity to go to Florida and stay in our townhome. But first, on Sunday, we soaked up some family time.

Monday we still had school so Beth and I talked to a couple teachers and tried to get a plan to salvage first term. Ben had a choir concert that night and he did amazing! He is loving being in the choir and I love going to choir concerts again!

Tuesday and Wednesday the kids still had school but we needed to get to Florida before Wednesday so Kevin could teach a class online. Beth is still really tired so that day of traveling was hard on her. Still, somehow, we made it to our place Tuesday night!

Wednesday I made Beth do homework all day. Ben tried to be supportive but he definitely struggled not having his "buddy" to do things with. By 8:00pm, Kevin was done with his class for the day (different time zone), Beth was done with her chemistry (yay!), and we headed over to the big pool. When we got back, Kevin went to bed but Beth, Ben and I watched Ender's Game.

Thursday Kevin still had to teach but Beth didn't have to do homework, so in the afternoon when she was feeling up to it, we went to the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum. There were lots of fun, creepy things and even some jump scares in the museum. It was fun!

That evening when Kevin was done with teaching, we drove to Disney Springs to walk around, look in the shops, and partake of the ambience. We even had some gelato! A band was playing, "Mama Rock Me," while we were leaving so we paused to do some swing dancing. Fun times.

On Friday, Kevin was free! So we went kayaking down Shingle Creek. It was amazingly pretty! We had such a gorgeous day for it because the sky was blue and the air was cool with no humidity. We saw lots of turtles, some cool birds, and the back of a small crocodile. Ben sang to us most of the trip when he wasn't screaming over three-headed bugs. He is so funny!

We came home to rest and then drove to Sleuth's Dinner Mystery show for our evening entertainment. We were really looking forward to it. It ended up not being as fun as we thought it would, but we still had good food and enjoyed meeting the people at our table.

On Saturday, we got to meet up with our family that lives in Florida!! This year we met at Daytona Beach at Ponce Inlet. It was so beautiful! There were those wavy sand dune grasses and fine white sand, super clear water and small waves. Paradise. Dave met us there and Emily and Nic. Diane made it there after fighting traffic with Liam, Ezra, and Roxabelle. We visited and played in the sand and the waves. It was over too soon! On our way back we got some food with Nic and Emily and got to see their house. That night while Kevin watched the football game, Beth, Ben, and I watched Goosebumps.

Today is Sunday and we will go back home on Monday. We've had a good time but we've really missed our family back home!