The Villages

We decided to celebrate our last extended Christmas break with another trip to Florida and this year we even found super cheap tickets!! While the flight wasn't quite as exciting as the girls thought it would be, it sure beat driving for 2 days each way!  (I guess we'll have to experience the southern gas station bathrooms some other time haha.)  We asked the girls if they'd like to visit Disney World again and they all said "eh."  They said they didn't love the long lines and I also think having the stomach flu during our visit to the park didn't leave the best memories.  Scrapping Disney saved some money though and we got to do some other awesome things!

We stayed with Grandma Kat and Jack and took some time enjoying all that The Villages has to offer.  Swimming is always a favorite and this year we found a zero entry pool, which was great for our little non-swimmer.  Indie thought she was an expert swimmer and kept heading toward the deep water, even when she was technically drowning.  We kept a super close eye on her and she was smiling every time I yanked her face out of the water.  That pool also had a restaurant with fries so after grandma bought those once, Indie refused to eat anything else.  She's a smart little cookie! 

We also spotted a baby alligator along a nature trail, spent some time collecting moss out of the trees, frolicked in grandma's garden, ate oranges right off the tree, went dancing in the square, cruised around in the golf cart, completed a big puzzle, walked for miles to put Indie to sleep, and the highlight of the entire trip was enjoying happy hour at Steak and Shake.  It was two weeks of beautiful weather and great moments.