We have arrived...

I know it's been a bit since I last posted, but this jet lag is killing me.  I can barely form a sentence in my mind, let alone put it down in writing.  So I will attempt to give a quick recap of the last week without boring you stiff. 

We had two wonderful flights on Wednesday.  We left Carlsbad at 5:55 am and all three girls were thrilled to experience flight.  Mackenzie had a dim recollection of flying, Isabelle had no memory and Sarah has never flown, so this was very exciting.  We then landed at LAX and had a short 2 hour lay over which allowed us to grab a bite at Starbucks and easily make our way to our gate where we settled in for our 5 hour flight to Orlando. 

Again, we had a wonderful flight.  The girls were well behaved and enjoyed watching a movie, eating the many snacks that I brought along and playing with all the buttons and compartments that are found in and around the seats of an airplane.  I had taken some pictures, but in my jet lagged state, I somehow erased  them. 


We were again blessed when we arrived in Orlando because according to Mike there were thunderstorms all around us, yet no part of our flight was delayed or diverted.  We walked off the plane, went right to baggage claim, retrieved our luggage and stepped out to the curb where Mike arrived within 10 minutes.  It was awesome. 

Goofing around at the hotel.

We spent the first few days relaxing at the hotel. There are two pools, a gym that the girls surprisingly enjoy as well as a game room that has various video games and air hockey. We have spent most of our time in the pool, but I did drag the girls down to the Winn Dixie one of the days. It turned out to be about a 2 mile walk and it was plenty warm but since we had just finished listening to the book "Because of Winn Dixie" which is about a dog that is named Winn Dixie, I was able to get the kids to keep going. I think they were hoping that they just might see a dog running around the produce department. 

It didn't hurt that there is an ice cream shop in the same parking lot.  This photo prompted the woman watching me take the picture to tell me that I would have my hands full when they get a little older.  Yeah, you think? 

On our walk we ate breakfast at an IHOP, visited one of the many Disney gift shops that are located on just about every corner, and we visited this nice man who allowed us to hold and take pictures with his parrots. Definitely a highlight for the girls. Sarah did hold the little parrot, but I couldn't get her to hold it for a picture.

We have had to eat out a lot because a mini fridge and microwave don't allow for many gourmet meal preparations. After eating out on Friday we took the girls miniature golfing for the first time. We had an absolute blast! Isabelle got a hole-in-one on the fourth hole that earned her a free round of golf on her next visit! 

Everyone say, "ARRRR". 

We've had a nice relaxing weekend so far.  We also took a few hours looking into rental homes. We haven't been given the go ahead on moving out of the hotel into more permanent housing yet, but as soon as we get the green light we want to get out! The trick is finding a property owner that is willing to allow us to sign a short term lease. This might be tricky. We are just praying and waiting.  I have faith that when it's time to go, the house that we are to move into will be available.  We also visited the First Baptist Church of Windemere this morning and the girls really enjoyed themselves. I was encouraged to hear they have a homeschooling ministry that meets once a month!  That might be a nice option for me and the girls. 

I will try and blog again soon and now that I am feeling a bit more rested, I'll be sure to load up on pictures.  We have plans to visit Disney World this Saturday, so that is exciting!!  Until then, we miss you all and would love to hear from you.  God bless.