December 24, 2021

 It was an early morning! We had to get up about 3:30 to get down to the lobby at 4:15 to catch our shuttle. Thom and I woke up first and tried to get ourselves set up to go quickly and easily once the boys were up. When it was time to wake up the boys we decided to start with Rocky, Thom gently rubbed his back to wake him up and said "Rocky, it's time to go to Florida." Rocky shot up and yelled "TEDDY! WAKE UP! TIME TO GO TO FLORIDA!" Teddy was a bit slower to move, but we got down to the lobby in time to catch our shuttle!

When we arrived we didn't have to check any baggage so we thought it wold be a breeze to get through security- unfortunately, they only had one security open for every airline so the line was incredibly long. We got in back and hoped we'd make it in time. Thankfully, the line moved quickly. Rocky was very excited to see the airplanes. We boarded in good time and we were off to Florida!

The flight went very smoothly! 2 hours and 14 minutes! The boys did great. 

After a small confusion of where Mom and Dad would be picking us up, we met up with them and were on our way to the condo by 9:45!

When we arrived we had nothing to unload because Mom and Dad had already stopped at the condo before getting us! We jumped right into Florida vacation life and got our suits on and went swimming! The boys wanted to explore the splash pad so we did that too! We ordered lunch from Tony's Bar & Grill at the condo so we enjoyed lunch poolside. 

After some much needed naps, Drew treated us to UNOs pizza. I really do enjoy their thin crust! 

After that we opened presents- Teddy and Rocky got some fun putty, binoculars and nurf guns! Dad got some expansions to Catan, so I'm sure that will be played while we're here. Thom and I gifted everyone with a gift that would be used the following day-- fun cards to SeaWorld! So tomorrow we will be heading to SeaWorld for Christmas! I'm excited because we've never been there before so it will be a new experience for everyone!

The boys were rather rowdy tonight so once we got them to bed we laid out their muffin and bourbon cream and waited for Santa to visit while Dad and Mom picked up Larry and Marci. Everyone was tired from an early morning, but gosh it feels so good to be in this beautiful weather!

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