Florida vacation...day 4

1. The June grass didn't go away. We woke up to still-green water and I was bummed. I was feeling a little down and not really sure how to entertain 6 kids... some of them closer to teens and others closer to toddlers. Nobody wanted to go get in the water, so Mark planned out the day and we headed out. We had breakfast and then went to play mini-golf. The little kids only lasted about 5 holes before they started melting and Anna's cheeks were beet red. Mark and Ethan stuck it out and finished all 18 holes while I sat in the van with the other kids and the A/C. A bit of a  total bust...but a valiant effort.

This was the best photo I could get of all the kids. Just imagine what the rest were like!

2. Mark took the boys and went on the Sea Screamer. It was really fast speedboat that takes you up and down the coast line so you can see dolphins jumping in the wake. They said it was very cool. They saw the dolphins, blue crabs, had a water fight and got to drive the boat.

3. While the boys were gone, I took the girls out to a surf shop to get necklaces and souvenirs. The found many inexpensive sprarkly, dolphiny, shell encrusted things. We considered buying a big shell to put on the shelf, but we decided we would rather find a big jar to keep are rather large collection of little itty bitty shells.

4. We were all tired and hot so we went back to the rooms and we watched the History Channel while the kids watched a Disney show geared toward the 10-14 yr old demographic.

5. We walked over to Island Pizza for dinner and then back to get our swimsuits on. There was a "dive-in movie" at the pool at 8:00 pm and the kids were determined to see the whole thing. I was determined to spend as much time as possible in the hot tub. I definitely missed hot tubs during my 54 months of pregnancy.

It was our last night and we determined to make the most of it. We have had such a fun time together and we're so glad we came. Now to start saving for the next vacation....should only take us about 4 years!