We had an amazing trip to Anna Maria Island, Florida at the end of January! It was the perfect time to get out of Minnesota with the Polar Vortex in town...even though Florida was cooler than normal, it was still about 100 degrees warmer than it was in Minnesota! I even got four personal days back and the girls only missed one day of school due to all of the snow/cold days.
Our first day was rainy, so we spent it at the Mote Aquarium.
The house we stayed at was so nice! It was spacious and clean, just a block away from the beach, and a bike ride away from the donut shop and our favorite Mexican restaurant. It had a "heated" pool, which the girls enjoyed even though it wasn't super warm.
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| We played lots of cards at night--"I Doubt It" and "President" |
On Monday night, we all (except for Norah and my mom) drove to Orlando for the night. We spent some time eating dinner and shopping at Disney Springs.
On Tuesday, we met up with Greg and Rose Mary at Universal Studios. We spent most of our day at the Harry Potter lands--the rides were amazing! We also enjoyed other rides and the parade later in the day.
We enjoyed lots of time at the beach!
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| The girls loved when Grandpa rented a golf cart to get around the island! |
We enjoyed a day on the water with a boat ride, where our guide stopped a various places to try to find sea creatures to look at. With the recent red tide, there wasn't a whole lot to find besides smaller fish, crabs, and shrimp, but we had fun anyway!
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| Norah was exhausted on our ride to the airport at the end of the trip! |
