Orange picking at Showcase of Citrus is juicy fun for everyone!

Right down the street from where we stayed in Orlando they had Orange picking! We were super excited to go to check it out and we had heard that they had AMAZING orange slushies too. They have some great photo ops right by the parking lot. A giant shark you can stick your head into …

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Broken bone while traveling

Any time a kid gets hurt, it is no fun. A broken bone while traveling is one of the worst-case scenarios. When it happens on the road there is an added element of worry since you are not familiar with the area, doctors, hospitals, etc. We were at the Shell Factory in Fort Meyers (a …

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Everything is awesome at Legoland!

LEGOLAND! Everything is Awesome!! We had heard great things about Legoland so we were excited to check it out! Disney is Disney but that also means LONG lines, huge parking lots, lot’s of people, and big parks. Legoland on the other had was smaller and much easier to maneuver through. We went with the Full-time …

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Meeting Winter from Dolphin Tale – Clearwater Marine Aquarium

At first we weren’t even going to attend the Clearwater Aquarium field trip at the FTF Rally. I figured we had been to enough Aquariums so we really didn’t need to spend the money on another one. Then one of the Mom’s I met at TTO mentioned that it was Winter From Dolphin Tale! I …

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Our first Full-time Family Rally!

Not so new Friends, new Friends, Sunshine, Pool, and Happy Hour! Our first Fulltime Family Rally! Fulltime Families is a group of other families who are either currently traveling, plan on traveling, or have traveled. I have to say I was not prepared for the Chaos that was the rally or the 3pm Happy hour …

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Birthdays on the road!

Celebrating Melia and Cannon’s 5th Birthday in Florida! This is the first of our birthdays on the road. I was nervous about how the kids would react. Back home we always had big birthday parties with 25 plus kids and that is what the kids were used to. Leading up to their Birthday we talked …

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Venice, FL and Thousand Trails Orlando

We were so sad about leaving the Florida Keys!! Honestly we did not think we were going to like it as much as we did! The next place we were headed was Venice, FL. We went here since it was close to my grandparents condo and my parents would be staying there. We pulled into …

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Florida Keys – Beach, Pool, Ocean, Snorkeling!

The Florida Keys – YES!! When we were looking for places to go in January we knew we wanted something warm. After being in the Polar Vortex last January we told ourselves that this January we wanted sun and warmth! In September I was looking up Florida State Parks (since those can be the least …

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Beach RVing in Florida!

Camp Gulf by Destin, Florida! It was awesome!! Coming in December the weather can be cool – but we got really lucky and it was beautiful! At Bass Pro Shop they had a Christmas wonderland and I told myself we would save it for a rainy day. Guess what it NEVER rained – so we …

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Falls Creek State Park and Indianapolis

The last leg of our Tennessee trip had us going to Falls Creek State Park. I had heard great things about it but during my research I saw it was in the middle of nowhere! I mean nowhere!! I figured since we had been to 2 busy cities (Gatlinburg and Chattanooga) we could use the …

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Waterfalls at Tahquamenon Falls!

I could not wait to visit the waterfalls at Tahquamenon Falls!! There is something about waterfalls that intrigues me. I always thought it would be awesome to swim in a crystal clear pool of water with a waterfall behind you – that you could swim under and behind. I never thought that Michigan would have …

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