Vacation

Wow it has been one week since we got home from vacation. This past week was a week to get back in the swing of things and it did take all week to recover! Taking six kids to Orlando was a feat the bigger feat was that we drove there. 16 hours each way which we broke up into two days.

We did not do the Disney parks, but we did go to Downtown Disney twice. For those who have never been it is a large shopping, dining, entertainment complex. The first day we went did not go very well. I fell getting off their carousel and I sprained my foot pretty bad. I could not walk on it for a couple days and my family had to drive all over Orlando looking for crutches. It has been 15 days and it still hurts some. Whenever i drive walk up and down stairs and if I turn it awkwardly. Everyone is telling me that sprains can be worse then breaks. I hope I am back to 100% soon. It is just really annoying right now.

Other then my mishap we had a great time. We stayed at the Sheraton Vistana Resort which is just beautiful. There is so much to do there. There are something like 10 different pools. They had movie and smores night at the pool on Friday. You can actually swim in the pool and watch the Princess and the Frog. Swimming was what we did the most of. it was so hot!!

Other things we did were go to Sea World. This is the second time I have been to the one in Orlando. The kids loved it, but every time I go I get a little sad that the one here in Ohio closed. I loved going there and it was nice growing up with a Sea World so close by. We also visited the Tampa zoo and the Columbia, SC zoo. We all agreed that we like Tampa better, but the Cleveland Zoo is better then both. Except for the Manatee section at the Tampa zoo. Cleveland just has so many different types of animals. Maybe because we are in a cooler climate?

I think Harry and my favorite part was seeing so many of our friends. On the way down to Orlando we stopped in Charlotte and went on Lake Norman with the Staton's. It was so nice seeing them. The last time we saw them Shannon was pregnant with Sydney and now she is almost 4! When we drove over to Tampa we stayed the night with the Hoff's. It was so nice seeing them again. Harry gets to seem them at least once a year when he travels to Florida. but it has been a long time since I have seen them. Poor Gus got a crash course in what it is like to be in a big family and I think he is very happy with his little family! I think my kids scared him, but he was so nice to my kids. On our last day in Florida I got to visit with a couple of my friends. Casey and Brooke and their families. I met Casey and Brooke through adoption forums. They live in PA and FL and we all met up at Orlando. It was so nice seeing them. It was only the second time we have ever saw each other in person. They are great friends along with the other ladies in my adoption group. I am so glad we had the opportunity to spend some time together!

So now it is back to reality. Soccer and gymnastics, babysitting and of course cake decorating! I am very excited to be doing a cake this week with a red, white and blue theme. I will post pictures on Saturday. I hope everyone has had a great start to their summer!