Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Sunset

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Gulls

Justin has some friends that want his salty pretzels

Siesta key time

Jen & mom have a snack at siesta key beach. Given all of our sunburns, we decided on an early dinner then a beach evening

Poolathon...

Justin grabs some much needed shade.

Flying over the bar

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conked at the pool

Catchin up... chilling out.

After Bush Gardens yesterday we're ready for another pool and beach day. Dad needed some time to answer work emails while the rest of the crew is poolside. Looking forward to another day in the sun here.
Yesterday was a huge success, and the kids were really great all day.
We are trying to plan out the rest of the week, maybe dinner with Peter and Elaine on Wednesday and a visit with Crystal's Mom and Grandmother at the end of the week before we head back.
Now Dad needs to wrap things up here and get some sunscreen on and get to the pool...
I'll try to do some daily summaries tonight, and maybe post some of the pics from the real camera for all you blog-followers to enjoy.
Thanks for checking us out.
J

Monday, April 20, 2009

Adventure in king tuts tomb!

The real thing next year?

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Bushed @busch gardens

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Making friends in egypt..


Justin and Jenn had lots of fun playing in the sand in "Egypt". They did some reverse archeology, burying this tiny Sphinx. They played for a while while a thunderstorm passed, and met this very nice little girl from England. Dad had a very nice conversation with her parents while Amanda and Crystal went on the super Montu coaster as soon as the shower passed.

:)sisters

Heading to the cheetah chase

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Carosel!

Being cool.

Sandstorm!

One of our favorites.

Plane ride!
Jenn was so excited to take to the skies with her big brother.
It has really been great that she has been able to do a number of rides.
Everyone is having a great time.

My first ride!

At busch gardens

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951 on the way to

951 on the way to bucsh gardens

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Big Olafs ice cream for a sunday night treat

This ice cream is really top-notch. Even better after the silky white sands of Sierra Key beach!

After beach on way to ice cream!

Siesta key

The kids lose no time getting down to construction. Really great to be back at siesta.

soakin up the sun

Tippecanoe pool fun!

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Poolside at Tippecanoe.

Runnig to the pool!

Sunday morning

Ready for the pool

Saturday, April 18, 2009

The ultimate reward!

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Made it.

7:31pm Friday to 7:00pm Saturday. Its really amazing to me that we've done this trip 3 times now, nearly 1500 miles one way and each time the total travel time has been within 15-20 minutes, and just under 24 hours. Glad to be here. Tired.

One more map for the girls.

Rte 4 about 150 miles to go.

A tired bunch

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12 hours in and they still love one another

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Rest stop fun

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Palm trees. Love'em

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Downtown jacksonville @ 75 mph....

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entering georgia 101

entering georgia 101

Fuel. DQ. Switch.

Fuel. DQ. Switch.

Having a smart lunch

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Lunch on the road!

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Crystal and her kids

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Rest stop

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Quick leg stretch

Had to get the little ones out for a few minutes.

Pit stop. Breakfast in wilson nc

Are we there yet?

Not yet. Sun coming up. In north carolina. Passed this minvan that was bound for "sunset beach"... looking forward to getting to our own beach...

Richmond.

Richmond.

Switch.

Switch.

Popular night 4 gas...

Every rest stop had huge lines for fuel. Even at this late hour. Lots of cars on 95 all through the night....

Movie at midnight after short stop

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Friday, April 17, 2009

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Delerious baby 1138
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Attempted pic george washington bridge
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Top off. Ice. Go.

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731 departure

731 departure

Packed!

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I am outta here... But late!

Holy moley im running very late... I had a feeling this day @ work wouldnt go smoothly. Just getting on the train now. Not going to make 6pm target departure

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240 first pit stop...doctors office for ear ache
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The long day begins

Work and school before we leave.

Actually the day began at 6am when Miss Jennifer awoke. Jeff took Amanda to school and went to work. Mom got Justin on the bus, and Grandma came to pick up Jenn for a while, so Mom could pack. We programmed the blog address into Crystals fancy new Blackberry and set up Amanda's phone too. I hope both ladies will contribute often to this years running diary.

This day is a long stretch to think about. We've got roughly 1,600 miles to go before the next time we go to bed. Really looking forward to getting there, and the trip, as daunting as it is, is still kind of exciting to take on.

Of course nothing is as exciting as the thought of a nap on the beach in the near future....