Two weeks after Matt returned from Iraq, we made a loop through Florida to visit Matt's family. We spent eight days in Florida, and in order to break it up, I'll just break the blog into three segments. We spent the first few days of our trip with Dad and Barbara at the Broken "R" Ranch (in St. Cloud). Both of Matt's brothers, Brad and Jeff, and our niece, Samantha, were also at the Broken "R" with us. Jeff was on his mid-tour (he's in the Air Force stationed in Okinawa, Japan), so the entire family was happy to be together for a few days.
The girls relaxed on the lake one day while the guys drove to Daytona to experience the Daytona 500. They really enjoyed their day, even though the race was called early due to rain. We had a fantastic cook out one afternoon, too. The best part about being at the Broken "R", though, is that it is on the water. We truly love just relaxing by the lake. The dogs swim, we play in the water and ride jet skis, and Audrey explores all in sight. If we're quiet in the early morning, we can even see the wild turkeys cross across the property in search of food.
We took a few pictures of us enjoying our time by the lake, which I've posted below. Our dogs, Buddy (the lab) and Sydney (beagle) absolutely love the Broken "R", so we included a shot of them watching Matt jet ski. Up next in the Florida Loop - Disney World and Jupiter!
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