Tag Archives: Florida

An Afternoon With Nature – Disney Nature Wilderness Preserve

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Having spent the last few weekends preparing the house for Thanksgiving and decorating for Christmas, it was time to enjoy the beautiful weather that Mother Nature was providing us and head out for an outdoor activity.  One of the things we enjoy doing as a family is exploring the different nature preserves around Central Florida.  The Disney Nature Wilderness Preserve… Read more »

The Old Spanish Sugar Mill & Our Trip Around Central Florida

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It was my last official day off of work for my Christmas holiday break, and we wanted to spend it hanging out as a family. Hunter had mentioned a few days prior that he really wanted to go back to the Old Spanish Sugar Mill for their all-you-can-cook-and-eat pancake breakfast. It had been about two years since our last visit… Read more »

 Kona Cafe, Ritz Carlton Spa, Sanaa & More – Mother’s Day Weekend 2016

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It was a beautiful weekend in Central Florida and it just so happened to land perfectly on Mother’s Day Weekend. We had a few things planned for Emily but we also wanted to provide some downtime for her to just relax.  The weekend, like most of Emily’s celebrations, was a Mother’s Day Fest, involving multiple days of pampering the Queen. The… Read more »

Guys Day at Cocoa Beach & Ghostbusters

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It was an absolutely perfect weather day in Florida as Emily had plans to head down to Sarasota with Grandma Kee. This meant that it was guys’ day at the Hayes house, and I needed a plan for some fun with the boys.  The last time we had a guys day we had an amazing day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. … Read more »

2016 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

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A beautiful spring day in Central Florida where we visited Epcot for the 2016 Flower and Garden Festival. We explored the World Showcase, completed the Egg-Stravaganza, rode and few attractions and ended the day with some delicious pizza at the Gardell Bros Brick Oven Pizza in Hunters Creek.

Beautiful Florida Sunset Time Lapse Fun!

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I have been fascinated by time lapse photography for a while, but never really took the time to try my hand at capturing the images and putting them together.  Recently I took my Nikon D7100 camera down to the neighborhood lake and captured a few hundred still images of a really beautiful sunset over the water (video shown below).  One of… Read more »

Shopping in Cocoa Beach, Disney Cruise Ship & Trains – A Fun Valentine Birthdayfest

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Our long weekend shopping in Cocoa Beach, watching the cruise ships at Jetty Park, and a Sunrail trip to Winter Park, all got started Sunday morning as Emily prepared her delicious Chocolate Chip Scones and I went to get her morning go-juice from the local Starbucks.  I returned home to the delicious aromas of baked breakfast goodness.  To accompany her tasty… Read more »

The Old Spanish Sugar Mill Breakfast… Errrr, Lunch

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The Old Spanish Sugar Mill Restaurant at De Leon Springs State Park It was a year ago this month when we first ventured out to the highly recommended Old Spanish Sugar Mill Restaurant in De Leon Springs.  For those of you who have been there, you know that the visit to the De Leon Springs State Park, and the restaurant… Read more »

Road Trip 2010 – Day 17

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Seconds after I woke up today, I remembered that we were still in Orangeburg, SC, and it wasn’t just a bad dream.  I decided to rally the troops to get us out the door as quickly as possible so we could complete the last six hours of our road trip.  We picked through the limited breakfast choices, and I tried… Read more »

Road Trip 2010 – Day 6

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We awoke to yet another beautiful day in Darien, CT, in our hotel.  Emily the event planner had a full day of fun activities planned for us all.  The first stop of the day was for lunch of course, where Emily, Grandma, Hunter, and I went off to find a restaurant that Emily had researched on one of her food… Read more »