Night/Day 1: Daytona Beach

Well this has been a long night/day....the kids finished their last day of school yesterday around noon, and then we were off to the airport that evening. We flew the "red eye"--on two separate flights!! A long story, but basically Dan and Kyle were on one flight, and Wendy and Erin were on another. The boys arrived about 4 hours ahead of the girls. They got the rental car, had breakfast at IHOP (ask Kyle about his fabulous breakfast), and then tried to sleep a couple of hours. It was then off to Daytona Beach.
We went straight to the beach to get into the Atlantic Ocean. Dan loved driving on the actual beach and then parking. Kyle ran to the water, and couldn't believe how warm it was. Erin spent her time looking for shells and dipping in the water. Dan and Wendy enjoyed just being able to relax in both the water and on the sand. Then it was off to a chocolate factory, Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory, to go on a tour and get some treats. It was a little "mom & pop" type place--it was just a little shop and they were super friendly. We wanted chocolate covered strawberries, and they only make them to order--so we got to watch them dip and decorate the strawberries through the observation windows. These strawberries were to die for!
Then it was back to Orlando and we picked up Wendy's sister, Debbie, and nephew, Zach to go to the resort. Dan and the kids all headed straight for the pool, of course. We got all settled in our new home for the week and are ready to hit Epcot tomorrow, bright and early.

Enjoying the Atlantic Ocean

Watching our strawberries being made