We spent our first few months of full-timing in Florida. We split the time between Peace River and Orlando Thousand Trails, alternating two weeks in each. Even though I like the Peace River park better, Orlando has it's perks. The main perk is that FtF are there more. I wanted to check out Three Flags, but we never did get to. We decided to leave FL on a whim and didn't have time to stop there.
One of my sons loves turtles and we enjoy watching the tortoises at the park. We also enjoyed watching the Sandhill Crane family raise their baby this year.
We did plenty of swimming here this year, which included water volleyball, and the littles played in the playground while the bigs played volleyball on the sand court.
Since we left our s&b home in a hurry, I still had much to do in the RV as far as renovations go. I buy wood and supplies and continue to add storage space. Since the Internet was down a lot this year, the boys did more work in their Life of Fred series. This year, they're working on algebra. They also have taught themselves various instruments, such as guitar and ukulele. Some nights, they got together with other teens and practiced together. I was a bit surprised to hear them practicing worship songs. It was such a blessing.
We stayed in Orlando through Easter. We took a month-long series of classes on discipleship and spiritual gifts at FCC Live, the church the Holy Spirit led us to in the area. We also helped with the Easter egg hunt by stuffing eggs with candy and handing out invitations to the event. We had great fun doing that.
We deemed Nathan the egg man, coo-coo-cu-choo.
FCC Live also allows children to jump for free at SkyZone, in the back of the church, for free for a half hour after each service. The kids really loved that!
There is a large park just about 2 miles south of TTO on Route 27 that we love to spend time at after we homeschool at the equally awesome library across from the Walmart near TTO. This park has basketball courts, a huge playground, pavilions with picnic tables, and electricity.
With the Internet being unreliable this year, we went to the local library daily to do our homeschooling. When we homeschool this way, we use xtramath.com to practice math facts, k12reader.com for reading comprehension, easy peasy all in one free online homeschool for general grade level learning, and Khan Academy online for math learning.
We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13
And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you. Deuteronomy 26:11
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
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