Florida 2020

 Happy last day of 2020! This morning the boys were up ready to play at 6:30; I hope this doesn't mean they'll be up at 5:30 back home! Today is a down day. The only two plans we had were to go to Disney Springs (Downtown Disney) to hit the Lego store and to go to the pool. Before we left for Disney Springs we took a little walk around the resort.   Disney Springs opened at 10:00 so we were there at 10:00 and got right into the store. The Lego store was much smaller than I imagined. It was basically a big circle store with the outside walls having shelves.  We looked for awhile before heading to the World of Disney Store.  We decided, while in line to enter the store, to eat lunch while at Disney Springs so mom got in line for the TRex restaurant (similar to Rainforest Cafe, but dinosaurs). We got in at 11:00. Teddy thought the restaurant was neat but got a little scared the first time they all started roaring.   After lunch we stopped in a few stores and t...

 Cocoa Beach here we come!  We left at about 9:30 today for Cocoa Beach and made it there about 10:45. The day started out a little overcast but the sun quickly came out! We had a great time! Teddy’s favorite thing to do was collect seashells. Rocky loved playing in the sand. We’d build a little sand tower and Rocky would squish it down. Then he’s find a bird to chase and would finish by dipping his toes in the water. We stood for probably 30 minutes just letting the waves rush onto his feet- he would laugh and laugh when it went higher and was by his belly! Teddy wasn’t so sure about the water and preferred to stay by our things collecting shells. We enjoyed sandwiches on the beach and played the day away.  After a quick stop at Ron Jon Surf Shop we are now on our way back to the condo.  Once we returned to the condo it was time for dinner. Mom and Drew cooked tacos. Drew has been doing a lot of the cooking this trip-the food has been amazing-he has a real talent....

Disney! We woke up yesterday morning all excited and ready for Disney Hollywood Studios.  I had read that the park opens about 45 minutes earlier than it says it does so we made it our goal to leave the condo at 8:00 even though the park didn't open until 9:00.  We were not the only ones with this plan, however, we did get great parking, got through security and checks in great time and made it quickly into the park.   Once in, we took a little potty break while Anne and Nolan got a stroller.  Then we were off to our first ride- Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway. It is a new ride and opened in March, right before COVID hit and Disney closed.  It was the perfect first ride for everyone!  I was incredibly impressed with how Disney kept everyone socially distanced and kept an eye on everyone's mask.  For every ride they had lines that marked "Please Wait Here". It was socially distanced from the next line and your group waited on one line to keep distan...

 This morning started early at 5:00 for our fishing trip! We made it over to Port Canaveral around 6:40 for a quick bathroom break before loading the boat.  Thom, Dad, Drew, Melanie, Damien and I were all in good spirits as we boarded the Sea Leveler. As we left the inlet we quickly realized how rough the waters were.  We went approximately 15 miles which is about an hour boat ride. It was like a constant rollercoaster. There was a Disney Cruise Ship coming into dock while we were on our way out. Cruises aren't running now so it was quieter at the port. We made it safely out to the reef and our captain, Steve, got our poles ready. He put 3 poles out and then it was waiting time for a fish to bite! First bite was for Melanie. It was a black fin shark! You can keep shark over 4 feet long, but he was under so he went back to the ocean.  Damien caught our first king mackerel.  Drew caught a bonita, then it was my turn.   When the reel started to go, I hopp...