On vacation

We arrived on Saturday around 7p. It took us about 10 hours. We had to stop a lot for bathroom breaks. I was looking at it like this: we have no where to go, we are on vacation - so it took us as long as it was going to take us. The kids on the other hand, lost patience at about hour 7. But we did arrive and found the condo.

We were pleasantly surprised by the condo. The overall hotel/resort is in need of updates, but our condo was privately owned and very well kept. That was a relief. We are in a perfect location - right on the beach, 1 block from local stores and restaurants and a 10 min drive to anything else we need.

Sunday we went to the beach and the water park. Then went to lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe (for scotty). Then back to the beach for a while.

Monday we went to Ripley's Aquarium at Broadway on the Beach, rode some rides and then saw Star Wars: Clone Wars.

Tuesday we went to the Hard Rock Theme Park. The park was EMPTY so it was great. We went on the rides many many times, saw all the shows and then saw a pretty good fireworks show. We were pleasantly surprised by this park actually which is saying a lot knowing Scott's Disney fetish.

Wednesday we went to the beach and water park, then went to Dick's for lunch, then went to Alligator retreat. Then we went to the pool some more, then out for pizza. This was a very long day.

We are not sure what is on tap for tomorrow but I am sure we will find something to do...

Update:

Thursday we let the kids go to Broadway on the Beach and pick out something. Nate went to a store called Ridez and built himself a mustang car. He could pick out the car, the rims etc. He loves it.

Hannah decided she wanted to go get a make over at Libby Lui complete with make-up and hairstyling and lots of glitter! She looked beautiful.

We then went back to the hotel to rest a bit then decided to go to Medieval Times where they do a jousting show while you eat dinner with your hands. The food wasn't the greatest but the kids loved the show.

Friday we played Put Put golf a place called Atlanticus. Funny thing happened - we ran into Kyle one of Hannah's daycare friends. We knew they were in town but had no idea where and wouldn't you know it, they showed up same place and time by coincidence. We had just randomly picked this put put place. We then started to get packed up upon our return to the hotel. I took the kids to the pool for a while, and then we got cleaned up and started our trip back to Northern VA.

We arrived home around 1230p (7 hr drive time) and we all appreciated sleeping in our own beds.