Our 2020 Florida Vacation

Let us start with a confession: we took our kids out of school! Our Florida vacation didn’t align with the school vacation, and we are totally okay with it. Especially after looking at the price different on tickets, we decided that it was fine while they’re little. So… off we went to spend a week with Grammy and Papa.

It’s such a great feeling to land in Florida, where you no longer need that big jacket. The view of palm trees and sunshine immediately put you in that vacation ready mode, and you are ready to relax. Relaxing, of course, looks a little different when you have four kids… But it’s still a vacation.

We love seeing our kids spend time with Grammy and Papa, and because we only see them a few days in a year we try to pack that vacation with lots of fun. This year we knew we wanted to visit Busch Gardens, so we decided to stay in Tampa for a few days and do a few activities. Our first stop was The Dinosaur World, and it was AMAZING. We knew Michael would love it, but it was truly a blast for all. So many dinos, a fossil dig, and gem mining had our kids jumping for joy.

After last years trip to Disney, we vowed not to go back for at least 5 years. So our big park was Busch Gardens, and it was a total win. No lines for rides, it was a great overcast day, and Sasha was the BIG WINNER with the GIANT pink bear. She was so beyond proud of herself, as she should be, and we are all still in shock that she did it.

We also visited Children’s Museum, where kids had hours of pretend play time and absolutely loved it. We went to a hot air balloon festival, where we all got to go up in a tethered balloon and kids got to hear the story of how daddy proposed to mommy. We enjoyed a few pool days, and a spa day. We danced at the square, we snuggles grammy and papa, we enjoyed some golf cart ride, we fed the duckies… And as we are typing it now, its hard to believe that we did all that in just one week!

Thank you Grammy & Papa, until next time!