Adams Family Values: We have arrived!!!

We left two weeks ago to the leaves changing, an overcast day, and cool tempertures. We arrived here on a hot day, about 30 celcius, bright blue sky, and relative humdity. We were told that it was 'cool'. We, didn't agree! We had been using our AC since earlier that morning even before we reached Florida.

Our travels were uneventful, which is what we wanted, boring could be used for how uneventful our time in the van was. Going through the border at Detroit wasn't an issue for our family coming into the country for a few months. They didn't even check our stuff, just our ID's and asked Keith a few questions.

Our first stop in our travels was Southern Ontario to visit our long time friends for a week and to drop our Winnie off for the four months. While we were in Southern Ontario we had the opportunity to take the kids to the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. It was a fantastic day for the family. We drove to a mall, then had Brandon navigate our way to the tower by subway! He did great. A natural for figuring maps and how to use a different system for travel. All three loved going into TO for the day! Unfortunately, we didn't have time to do much else in TO other than the CN Tower, but the walk from Union station to the Tower was entertainment and excitment enough for our kids. Ethan was so happy to finally be going to the tower. He has been asking to go for years. He loved every minute of his day and took in everything in detail. We did the full experience tour of the tower. I must admit the skypod made me feel a bit woozie from the height. Amy, who is terrified of heights, did just fine. She even walked on the glass floor and had her picture taken laying down on it. I don't have pictures because my camara battery was dead! I would have loved to capture the excitement on the kid's faces in experiencing something they had dreamed about for years. Keith did bring his camera, so there will be pictures in the future of our time at the tower.

After leaving our friends and Winnie we made our way to the South. We spent a night in Lexington, Kentucky. I love how friendly Southerners are. They have a way of making you feel special and important - even in a fast food place! The drive after Ohio was beautiful, the gentle rolling hills, covered in green grass, and big trees giving way to the Smokie Mountains of the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. I would love to travel through those mountains some day exploring the country side. We finally arrived at my brothers home in Geogia. Again, Southern hospitality came out every place we went. We had a great visit with my brother and sister -in-law. We had the opportunity to go to their huge church and meet a lot of their friends. Keith and I really enjoyed their church. After church we were treated to real Southern BBQ! We went to Dreamland. It was a dream to eat that delicious BBQ. It wasn't anything fancy, but the food was so, so good. I had pulled pork, slaw and fries. Keith had the ribs. All I can say is my pulled pork doesn't even come close to how this BBQ pork is. Ethan went for a lesson on how the pork is made, how long it takes to cook, the type of wood they use, the temperture they use to cook it, the sauce, and how they keep it moist. We spent the rest of the day visiting. Finally, it was Monday morning, time to leave for our final destination. We'll be seeing my brother and SIL in just 6 weeks when they come for a visit to the coast, so saying good-bye wasn't too hard.

We are now here in sunny Florida and are starting to rest. We are adjusting to a different way of living. We are going to the beach for fun in the sun and sunsets. We have found cheap Tampa Bay Lightening Tickets. We have been collecting shells. We have been meeting people from all over. We are thankful and blessed to have this time together. Thanks for visiting today!

I'll add some pictures with capitions. I hope to have another blog posted this weekend with Florida pictures.