{"id":1814,"date":"2011-08-08T23:26:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T03:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2011-08-08T23:31:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T03:31:29","slug":"goodbye-florida-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1814","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Florida&#8230;for now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s great to be home, but we loved our time in Florida!  We will always go back to Jax, our second home.  <\/p>\n<p>We moved the kids out of church on Friday &#8211; it was beyond hot.  1000% humidity and about 96 degrees.  That&#8217;s one part of Florida living I do NOT miss.  We drove the kids back to the condo, dropped off their bags, let them jump in the pool for about 15 minutes to cool off, and then drove them back to church for Power Surge.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6024505780\/\" title=\"DSC_4409 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6070\/6024505780_5aaf060906.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4409\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Move over, Superman.  We&#8217;ve got the real superhero :)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6024507004\/\" title=\"DSC_4415 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6199\/6024507004_ccbdee7e61.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4415\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The highlight for Lainey was having her hair sprayed with lots of pretty colors!  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6024507872\/\" title=\"DSC_4420 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6070\/6024507872_cb380b100b.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_4420\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dylan just wanted to get WET!  All the slides, etc. involved water.  Great idea, since it was HOT.  Have I mentioned that?  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6024510392\/\" title=\"DSC_4424 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6075\/6024510392_8564e7e22a.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_4424\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6024509170\/\" title=\"DSC_4422 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6139\/6024509170_8aba27cac4.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_4422\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lainey loved the water slides, but was a bit concerned it would wash out her color.  Such a girl.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6023961615\/\" title=\"DSC_4437 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6184\/6023961615_95d7d96959.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4437\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dylan gets a little help from Abigail.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6023957853\/\" title=\"DSC_4427 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6067\/6023957853_28c313668c.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_4427\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our kids love their friend Nate&#8230;in fact, we decided to bring him back to NC with us.  He&#8217;s here till Saturday.  Everyone is happy to have him here!  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6023959257\/\" title=\"DSC_4429 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6204\/6023959257_8c44dba6dc.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_4429\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Power Surge, we loaded the kids into the van (Nate, and Abbey&#8217;s friend Angelina too) and headed back to the condo in St. Augustine.  We were just in time for swimming at the pool, and a quick night-time walk on the beach.  (I stayed back to put the littles in bed). <\/p>\n<p>Morning came quickly, and the big kids needed a little more beach time before check-out time at 10am.  Randy obliged them and brought along the camera.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6020634738\/\" title=\"DSC_4492 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6124\/6020634738_d11fc40caa.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4492\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6020636140\/\" title=\"DSC_4494 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6124\/6020636140_e8a42fc407.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4494\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6020087901\/\" title=\"DSC_4490 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6131\/6020087901_2abd708483.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4490\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6020639462\/\" title=\"DSC_4498 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6142\/6020639462_601a313ede.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4498\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6020641438\/\" title=\"DSC_4486 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6136\/6020641438_2ff38961bb.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4486\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6020084833\/\" title=\"DSC_4495 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6137\/6020084833_b2a535a0f1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4495\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6023962685\/\" title=\"DSC_4472 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6065\/6023962685_947e4cbc6d.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_4472\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/6020085993\/\" title=\"DSC_4496 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6131\/6020085993_c2b44b03b7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_4496\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After driving Angelina home, we began our trip back to NC.  No one got sick, not much traffic, kids did great.  Uneventful, which is the best kind of drive!  <\/p>\n<p>Now, as expected, school is right around the corner and I&#8217;m holding back the panic.  Lots of do to get prepared, where exactly did summer go?!?  :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s great to be home, but we loved our time in Florida! We will always go back to Jax, our second home. We moved the kids out of church on Friday &#8211; it was beyond hot. 1000% humidity and about 96 degrees. That&#8217;s one part of Florida living I do NOT miss. 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