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Daytona Beach October 2012

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We flew down to Orlando, rented a car and drove to Daytona Beach.  The Wyndham Ocean Walk was excellent.  There are two pools with a waterslide which the kids went down all day long.  The weather was a little chilly when we arrived, but warmed up shortly after.  We visited the Marine Science Center where they rehab sea turtles.   They also have Stingrays and Tropical Fish to see and feed.  We visited the oldest lighthouse in Florida and even climbed all the way to the top.  We stood on the metal grate hundreds of feet off the ground.  If you happen to be scared of heights chances are you won’t even make it up the narrow staircase.  We had a great dinner at Joe’s Crab Shack and even checked out the Daytona Raceway.

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Sevierville March 2013 “The Great Smoky Mountains”

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Wow, what a wonderful 2013 Spring Break.  We drove from Wisconsin all the way to the Great Smoky Mountains.  Along the way we stopped at the Indianapolis Raceway and took the tour.  We even got to kiss the bricks on the racetrack and stand on the winners podium.  We stopped at the Louisville Slugger plant too and did the tour.  They were making bats for opening day.  Even though we weren’t suppose to touch any of the bats Evan reached out and touched Evan Longoria’s bat.  The Lego exhibit at the plant was cool.  They had stadiums built out of Legos and also all the words to “Take me out to the ballgame” on a wall mural. We stayed at the Wyndham Great Smokies Lodge in Sevierville.  The resort has an indoor water park just like the one in the Dells.  We hiked over 15 miles with the boys through the wet heavy snow.  So many wonderful memories from here.  The views are something to be seen.

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Colorado Springs March 2014 Spring Break

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In March of 2014 we flew out of Minneapolis, MN to Denver, CO to visit the Pegels for Spring Break.  The Pegels showed us around the Colorado Springs area where they live.  We all went to Cave of the Winds, Garden of the Gods, and the Denver Aquarium.  We went deep inside the caves with our lantern buckets.  The caves were very narrow at times and we were told many times to remember to duck because “rock is hard”.  We all climbed the beautiful red rocks at Garden of the Gods.  The views from some of the trails we climbed were amazing.  The Denver Aquarium was very busy, but enjoyable.  They had a pretty neat shark exhibit where the floor was glass and the sharks swam underneath you.  When we weren’t out and about we were  just relaxing with the Pegels.  We had a great time and can’t wait to visit again.

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