A couple of weeks ago the boys had "fall break" and days off from school. In the midst of all this relocation stuff going on, we went to Florida to visit Kevin's dad & Dianne and Kevin's sister, Kathleen. We had planned this trip months ago and decided there was no point in cancelling it. The only minor change in our plans was that Kevin was not going to be able to fly with us there because he had work to do in Chicago the day of our departure. So yes, I had to fly solo with the three kids, a stroller, car seat and luggage. Thank goodness for wonderful friends like Rob (Carol's husband) for taking us to the airport and making sure we were all checked in before he took off for work. Thank goodness for Matthew who was a big help on the airplane taking care of Kamryn. Both boys helped carry as much as they could. Thank goodness Dad & Dianne met us at the Orlando airport because getting the luggage from the baggage carousel can be time consuming especially when you are waiting at the wrong one due to a lack of communication from the airline:)
The boys enjoyed swimming in Grandpa and Grandma's very nice pool. In fact, they were in there for 5 hours one day. We went to the Magic Kingdom and the look on Kamryn's face during It's A Small World was magical. She was in awe of all the music and stuff going on. She was a good girl that hot day and tolerated the park well. She loved the parades and someday when she's older, we will have to take her to meet the princesses.
We went to Silver Springs and the glass bottom boat ride and the alligators were the biggest hit of the day. Brendan volunteered for the reptile show and had a huge snake on him! The day before that he was feeding cows in Aunt Kathleen's "backyard" and helping her name them. Then after all that animal affection, the boys ate alligator tail at dinner at a restaurant in the Villages.
The Villages is this quaint town that is self contained, and they were celebrating Octoberfest the night we were there. Bands were playing, people were in the streets, and Kamryn stole the show down by the dock as she danced to the music. It warms my heart to see her dance, and I think how lucky we are to have this happy child in our family.
2 comments:
Hi,
What a variety of things you were able to do on your trip. The boys are my new heros! Eating alligator tail!?!?! I have a hard time with green beans! I'm sure Mike, Diane and Kathleen were so glad to see Matt, Brendan and Kamryn. Oh, and you & Kev too!! They all looked like they had a wonderful time.
What a great documentary of her life Kam is going to have (with this blog). It's a toss up as to who is luckier, Kam or you guys. I'm so glad you have found each other.
Going to be a lot to be thankful for when everyone celebrates Thanksgiving in a couple of weeks.
Love to all,
Lin
Hi!
Julie, you told me so much about your trip to Florida, but there is so much in this article that I hadn't heard. Brendan had a snake wrapped around him??? Oh my gooodness, I don't even want to look at one. And then the alligator tail!!! How brave those two boys are!!!
I'm so glad all of you could go to Florida. What a treat to see Grandpa Mike and Grandma Dianne!!! I'm sure they were glad to see all of you too! This must have been a Holiday Break that the boys will remember for a long time.
Kamryn is a real music lover for sure. She'll dance any time that she hears music. I can picture her entertaining all the people on the board walk in The Villages.
Thanks again for and update in the lives of the Ahearn's. Great article and great pictures!!!
Love ya, Mom
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