On our last big day out we planned to go to the #1 beach in America, Siesta Key Beach. It’s our #1 also with sand the consistency of powdered sugar. We planned to eat out all day so we started with Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. I had to grab a picture of the sign because […]
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Florida Trip 2021 – Day 5 – Thursday – Sanibel Island
On Thursday we strategized to go to the beach later in the day. We wanted to kids to rest a bit in the morning after just going to a beach the day before. We also wanted less sunburn and less traffic. Our final goal was to watch the sunset on the beach. I started off […]
Florida Trip 2021 – Day 2 – Monday – Shopping & Pool
After breakfast a few of us headed out to grab groceries while everyone else got in the pool. There are multiple Targets, Aldis and of course, Starbucks near where we are staying. We spent most of the rest of the day next to the pool and chillin’. The kids were impressed with the custom cars […]
Florida Trip 2021 – Day 1 – Sunday – Travel Day
Sunday was a very long day for me. I went two hours north on Thursday to setup for a youth trip, then ran the retreat on Friday and Saturday. After the last session at 7:30pm, I tore down, packed up and drove back to Des Moines arriving at about 12:30am. My alarm was set for […]
Brooke in Florida
Last week we traveled to Florida for a tech conference for work. We went a couple days early for a little vacation. We have a lot of pictures but I took some really great ones of Brooke at the different beaches and places we traveled. Here are some of the best!