Living in New Jersey comes with the big perk of having a few random days off at the beginning of November for statewide teacher's conference. We decided to take advantage of the break and extend it a bit to surprise the kids with a trip to Florida! Thanks to Drew's hotel points we were able to stay at this amazing resort in Orlando for a few days.
The resort had several pools and most of them were completely empty. It felt like we had the place to ourselves! We were worried that it might be cool for swimming in November, but there was a record breaking heat wave that week (good and bad) so swimming wasn't only ok, it was completely necessary!
This was a family baby moon of sorts and I have to say - this is the best way to travel with a baby. Tucked away safe and sound (and easy to transport, ha!)
The splash pool was perfect for the kids since it had a little depth but wasn't over their heads at any point. There was even a water slide which Drew and I had to laugh at since it was SO slow. The kids practically had to propel themselves down it. ha!
The weather was perfect for splashing and the kids had a blast!
That night for dinner we wanted to try somewhere new and different for Asher and Hadley so we made a reservation at Benihana. They love rice and Chinese food so it seemed like a safe bet. The food was a hit, but the show...not as much. Asher was terrified of the onion volcano and even after we asked the chef to skip that part A was a little nervous of what would happen next. Meanwhile Hadley got petrified of the automatic flushers in the bathroom and took awhile to recover from that trauma. Basically it was a fear-filled dinner spectacular! ha!
They did love the food though and at the end the waiter brought them ice cream which negated every scary other thing the place had to offer. All in all, day one of vacation was a big WIN!
Up next...Day TWO!
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