McCullough Land

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Last Florida Post

First steps on the beach

At the Mills

At the airport in Jacksonville

Nashville Airport

Mesmerized by It's A Small World

Knocking on Cinderella's door

One sleepy little girl

In line to get our Magic Kingdom tickets

Future captains

St. Augustine

Little fish

Loved the zero entry pool

These rocks are in the ocean and I have wounds to prove it

Playing at the airport - had 1 1/2 hour delay coming back

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

We really enjoyed our stay at Cinnamon Beach in Palm Coast, FL. We arrived in Jacksonville last Saturday around lunch time and were picked up by mom, dad, Andrea, Caleb and Ashling. We stopped off for lunch and some shopping and then made our way to the condo. The condo was great! Three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Very spacious. Great view of the beach. After settling in, Dad, Ellen, Ashling and I went to the pool while mom, Andrea and Phillip did some grocery shopping (getting to WalMart ended up being quite and adventure). On Sunday we went to church in Ormond Beach. A sweet couple that Andrea and Caleb know from Maryland, Bob and Shelby Mills, invited us to lunch at their house after church. They provided a delicious meal - brisket, green beans, cole slaw, potato salad, fresh fruit, cornbread and pineapple upside down cake. We had a great time visiting with them. We went to the pool again on Sunday afternoon. The girls loved the pool! We celebrated Father's Day and our 6th wedding anniversary that evening. On Monday we went to the beach. The sand was very shelly - not like the Carolina beaches. But we still played in the sand and the water. Ellen was not very interested in the ocean. I still have hope for the future. Monday evening Phillip made fajitas and then Andrea, Caleb, Phillip and I went to see Disney's Up. Cute movie. Tuesday was my 30th birthday. We got up early and drove about 2 hours to Disney World. We all went to Magic Kingdom. Andrea and mom got pictures of the girls with Mickey and Minnie in Toon Town. Dad, Phillip and I went on a couple rides while we waited - a Goofy ride and the train. We then hit up Fantasyland - Peter Pan, It's A Small World, Pooh's Great Adventure, Mickey's Philharmonic Orchestra and Snow White. Sadly, no Dumbo. After a long time in Fantasyland, we watched some of the parade on Main St and then went to Adventureland and rode Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride, walked through Swiss Family Robinson tree house, Pirates of the Caribbean and Jungle Safari. That is all I can remember. Right when we were leaving, a major downpour occurred. We got soaked but it did help cool us off. After Disney, we ate dinner at Maggianos (Italian). The chicken parm was excellent! One of the best birthday meals I have had. Too bad most of us were still very wet. It was a fun way to start my 30th year. My memory is fading, but the rest of the week we went to the pool a lot and did some shopping at nearby outlets. Thursday afternoon we went to St. Augustine. Neat city! We flew back on Saturday. Came home to a broken air conditioning unit in our house and a truck that wouldn't start. Such is life.

Overall, it was a great vacation. Ellen had an ear infection and was on antibiotics and a decongestant but she was a trooper. Besides not getting enough rest, which was our fault, she did really well. We have a lot of memories from our week together.

More pictures to come.