Here, There and Everywhere

One of our five minute rest stops at the Gulf of Mexico. 

Sure sign we are not in Tennessee. :)

You can jump in the water, climb the trees and find crabs under the rocks here.
Love it. One stop shopping!

Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Daddy drove over this bridge in 1980 the night before it collapsed.

Our favorite speaker. :)

Singing and sharing (Starkey Road Baptist Church)

Great showing on Super Tuesday!

Wonderful visit with our Florida family was fueled by 
Bami's fabulous cooking, coffee, tea, singing and catching up! 

Back on the road. Very fun to be in a packed theater. Praise the Lord!

Catching up with more of our sweet Florida family after an AGENDA 2 event.

6 am: Had the beach all to ourselves. 
A local fisherman we visited with said SHARKS near the shore had been eating his fish all week. 
We thought no one was swimming because it was too EARLY!??
 Praise the Lord for His protection! 

Singing and speaking at the Villages.

The dedicated back row. :)

So many sweet folks help us tremendously along the way! We are incredibly thankful for them.

Happy dinner afterwards.

Daddy shared the gospel with Matthew
who was on the prison work crew landscaping next to the playground.  

Lina passed out million dollar bills to the other prisoners,
which they had never seen before and really liked. 

Part of the morning exercise team. Strangers always get a kick out of watching these episodes.

 Huge answer to prayer: very patient and helpful mechanics for the bus! 
They kindly let Charlie work with them on different buses all day long. 

Meanwhile, the rest of us were cozy in the only car available. 
Yep. We fit sort of like sardines.

Some need one. Others need two?! 
Waiting for the bus to get fixed near the beautiful campus at Stetson.

Bowers Bench Brunch, which we try to avoid but sometimes must resort to.
One bench, lots of people, lots of hamburgers and fries. Only the girls protest these situations. :)

Whew. Carolina sweetly keeping us happy and healthy. And cleaning up our crazy kitchen!

One occasion....they sit. :)

Keeping Crosby afloat. 
Christian is a gemstone!

Good news: He also got a haircut shortly after this.

Amazingly we can still roll up two swimmers in one towel!

Early Morning Lego Party. All our neighbors here spoke French.

Charlie and Daddy flew (sprinted) from Orlando to Spokane for a one day conference. 

Meanwhile, we pretended to be tourists 
because after all...what good homeschoolers would pass up Gator Land??!

Our sweet grandparents have seen way too many gators in their lives, but
came to where we were staying and patiently tromped around all day with us.

Crosby calls these FLUFFMINGOES. So we do, too. :)

This is campground God provided while Curtis and Charlie were out of town.  
So thankful for a central location, showers, laundry, and a pool! 
One of the thrills of bus living is washing clothes and people in the same day. :)

Family walk and frisbee. So good to be all together again! 

A truly incredible Southern garden

Our favorite flower blossom. Love and hearts. Sugar and spice.

 Peacocks camped out to see their reflections on the side of the bus.

So grateful for bits of down time here and there.
'Tis possible we love each other more in the open air. :)