Ocala, Florida

was the first stop on our Florida vacation! We went to visit Christopher, Brandy, and Herc! Our visit was long over due. We didn't go last year just b/c Adalyn was a baby and I wasn't really brave to drive almost 9 hours in a car with a 7 month old. We decided to leave right after dinner and we were on the road at 6:30. We left late so Adalyn would sleep. 3 miles down the road, the DVD player stops working. I mean really? We rely on that thing wayyy too much for her but it keeps her content while we travel. So, thanks Best Buy. $200.00 later and we are out of a DVD player. Anyway, there was nothing we could do about it so we kept going. Adalyn's bed time is around 7:00-7:30 so we knew she was getting sleepy. Thankfully she was passed out by the time we got on the mountain. She slept the entire 8 hour or so trip! She woke up one time when we stopped to get gas. She just stared out the window then started talking to anyone who would listen. It was so funny. It was about 1 or so in the morning and I was driving and Adam was trying to get some sleep. We couldn't help but laugh at her. She dozed back off and didnt wake up until we pulled into their driveway around 3:30. Herc greeted us at the door and her face lit up! She hadn't seen him in a few months and we talk about him all the time so she was glad to see him.Oh, and Christopher and brandy of course. They left for work around 6:15 or so, so we piled in bed so try and sleep. We were hoping Adalyn would sleep for a few hours but an hour later, I was up with her and she was ready to play! we let Adam sleep so we played with Herc and anything else we could find in the house. She kept saying, "herc, poo poo" the whole time. She is really into poo poo for some reason. Bunnies poo poo, cows poo poo, dogs poo poo, haha I could go on and on but seriously, everytime she sees an animal, she asks us if they poo poo. That day we hung out at the house and waited on them to get back home. Christopher grilled out chicken on the green egg and oh it was delicious!!