Joint family vacations

So we went on a family trip last weekend with one of best mommy friends and their twins.  I had no expectations of the weekend but to try to relax and well I'll be honest a small part of me thought maybe the kids will be so worn out they will sleep like rocks.  O.k. so the 1st night sleep didn't work great we were all in the same room which now I know isn't a good idea with a baby and toddler, one wakes up the other etc. but after 2 cups of coffee and a nice breakfast things improved… well for us.  Then my girlfriend's kids started having some meltdowns and she was without hubby for the day so both needing her at the same time proved difficult.  We decided leaving so her girls could nap was the best strategy.  I had checked out some go do places on the web before we went on our trip to Hawthorne and found a butterfly rainforest in Gainesville at UF.  We were pleasantly surprised with the museum which was FREE!!  Yes the best museum I have been to and it was kid friendly and free.  The butterfly rainforest cost $9.50 and was well worth it.  The largest one in the world or I think thats what they said.  Butterflys landed on us and birds chirped, can we say education education for our little one's!  When we got back to the house everyone was rested and the moods had changed well until we thought we could all go to a restaurant….ha ha we got some dirty looks from people who must have forgotten what it is like to have children or forgot they were once noisey and loud too.  We didn't let it stop us we just took our food to go.  On the way home we even stumbled across a upick blueberry farm and had sooo much fun picking with our girls!   All in all there was lots of laughter, swinging from a tree, and learning that you can do joint vacations just don't think your kids will sleep or be perfect while your there:) 

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/     Butterfly Rainforest, UF, Gainesville

U Pick Blueberries off SR 40 outside of Ocala just follow the signs

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