Florida 2023 Part I

We took advantage of the kids having President's Day off this year and headed down to Florida towards the end of February. 

Leaving cold, dreary Indiana! We stopped for the night just south of Atlanta for the night then were on the road again bright and early the next morning.

One of our friends kept insisting we stop at a Buc-ee's so we finally made it to one. Dave got the brisket sandwich which was a real hit. 

Finally made it to Florida and of course had to immediately go jump in the community pool. 

Grandpa Dave provided us all with delicious breakfasts throughout our trip :) And Grandma Mary knocked it out of the park with dinners too!

We went to several different beaches this year-Caspersen a couple of times, Manasota Key, Venice, and the jetties. The red tide was really bad so we tried to check the forecast and see where it would be the least impactful each day. 

Lots and lots of bike rides. On this one we spotted the alligator.

Another day, another beach. I think this was at the Jetties. 

Back on Caspersen. Tuesday started out a little cloudy but cleared up and turned out beautiful. We had the best weather ever this year!

We took a picnic lunch and ate right by the beach. 

Grandma Mary made a cool dinner with taco bowls that she did homemade! 

Watching some basketball in the evenings and the kids got us to play charades several of the nights. It's become a tradition!