Rest of Florida Trip

The main reasons we went to Florida were a) to see Owen, Amber and family and b) to celebrate Kevin's "big" birthday. In honor of his birthday, he got to pick the menu: steak and whatever, and banana pudding for dessert. He got his wish. Owen has a butcher who cut these most monstrous pieces of meat. Owen grilled them and they were delicious!

Some serious steak!

I introduced Owen and Amber to our NC favorite!

We visited the Brevard County Zoo for a day. It was a wonderful zoo! The animals (unlike at the NC Zoo) were close up and personal. It was a great zoo for children. Simeon especially liked this bronze casting of a monkey.
Thanks to the amazing generosity of Owen and Amber's friends, we stayed in an apartment above a garage. It had a sitting area, kitchenette (which was graciously fully-stocked!!), full bath and sleeping room (through the open door). As you entered the sleeping room, there were wings/spacious alcoves to the left and the right with two twin beds in each "wing". It very adequately met all of our needs! And we were grateful. We also had any-time access to their pool, and downstairs media/pool room. It was wonderful.