Busch Gardens Tampa and Trout Lake

One Last Road Trip to Central Florida

Before moving to Virginia the kids and I took one last trip to Central Florida to spend time with my parents and the Holihans in Orlando. It was a long drive but totally worth it. We headed to Seminole first to see Grandpa Dane and Grandma Maryann. They have recenty renovated their kitchen and it looked really great. We had a great time visiting. Rylee and her grandpa were like two peas in a pod. He told lots of cheesy jokes and she laughed at every single one of them. They made a model car together and just had fun.

On Friday, Grandma Maryann was able to get off work and we all went to Busch gardens Tampa. It was a blast. We all got in for free thanks to "Here's to the Heros", a program in which Anheiser Busch theme parks allow military members and their families to visit the park for free. We went on some really scary roller coasters and Rylee and Grandpa got SOAKED on a river ride. They even went back for seconds. RJ was a trooper. He was very patient and stayed in his stroller when I asked and even went on some rides of his own. It was a great visit.

In Saturday we head to Trout Lake to meet up with the Holihans. When we got there, there was no one home so, we waited a few minutes for them to arrive. When they got there the kids were very surprised to see that Bobby flew down to surprise them. We all hung at the lake for the weekend together. We did the usual, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, tubing, more wakesurfing, great meals made by Aunt Carolyn, more wakesurfing...great cappuccinos made by Aunt Carolyn A.K.A. The Barista. We had a blast. I was sad to drop Bobby off at the airport but, I was glad he was able to join us.

We spent Tuesday morning with Nana and had a lovely breakfast. At around noon, we headed back to Milton. It was a long trip and we had a very busy week ahead. I had to prepare for our pack-out and get us ready to move.