Winter. Nine: First Family Vacation
We went on our first family vacation! A coworker from the other shift needed last Friday off, so we traded and it gave me a three day weekend in the middle of this week. I had set a goal early this year to attend our church's temple more, and to turn that Orlando trip into a vacation for our family. We stayed at a hotel that was less than 15 minutes away from both Universal Studios and the temple. The grocery store Publix was also nearby. So beforehand, we planned to save money by buying groceries and cooking in the hotel rather than eating at the restaurants in Orlando. The food was fresh and delicious and Universal security even let us bring our food into the theme park. /// /// My first night off, we drove the 2 hrs 20 mins to Orlando and checked into the hotel. We were all tired from the packing and travel, so we slept really well. Since we didn't have a crib, we moved the two full beds together. Josiah slept between us, and we surrounded the edges of the bed wit...