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March 30th, 2018                
	
		
			| We stopped at the Florida Welcome Center to take a picture or 
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			Trip to Florida
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			Drew, Jayden, and Samantha at the "Florida Welcomes You" sign!
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April 6th, 2018                
 
	
		
			| Today was our last day in Florida for Spring Break, and we still 
			hadn't made it to the beach, so I made it my #1 priority to get the 
			kids to the water. We originally tried stopping at Lido Key Beach, 
			but we decided that there were too many people, so we headed a 
			little further on the key, settling on South Lido Park. Although the 
			sign said no swimming, plenty of other people were already in the 
			water, so we decided to join them as well. Here are a few pictures 
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			South Lido Park
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			The beautiful blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico!
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			Samantha making her way into the Gulf as Drew looks on.
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			Jayden and Sam playing in the water.
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			Jay buried in the sand up to her waist, made up like a mermaid.
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			Jay making her way out of her mermaid tail...
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			...and growing a set of legs...
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			...and standing up!
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			| A visit from a squirrel at Sun-N-Fun... | 
		 
	 
	   
	
		
			
			Sun-N-Fun
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			This squirrel was caught sneaking a drink out of the fountain 
			and Grandpa Gary's and Grandma Terry's.
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			| Before beginning our trek back north to Michigan, we stopped at 
			Ford's Garage in Cape Coral to have dinner with Aunt Erica, Donovan, 
			and Marissa (on a side note: Erica had a hamburger with peanut 
			butter on it... although I think it sounded really gross, those who 
			tried it said that it actually tasted really good). Tara, Grandpa 
			Gary, and Grandma Terry also joined us. Here are some pictures of 
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			Ford's Garage
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			Drew checking out the air hose attached to the gas pump.
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			An old Ford pickup outside the restaurant.
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			Rodney sneaking a selfie with Samantha, Jayden, and Marissa.
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			Grandpa Gary and Steve waiting for their table.
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			Erica, Donovan (hidden), Drew, Steve, Marissa, Sam, Grandma 
			Terry, and Grandpa Gary seated at the table inside the restaurant.
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			The urinal in the men's room.
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			A look across the restaurant.
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			Grandma Terry reacting as she has happy birthday sung to her.
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April 7th, Year                
 
	
	
		
			| The enthusiasm for the ride back to Michigan... | 
		 
	 
		   
 
	
		
			
			Trip to Michigan
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			Jayden passed out in the car on the ride home, sleeping beneath 
			her eye mask.
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