Election Day and First Flight!

On Tuesday, November 3rd, I drove by the city building and just had to stop and take a picture of the beautiful flag display.  This year's election has been intense, and it is more important than ever to vote.  We dropped off our ballots a few days before election day.  Now it was just a matter of waiting to see how it was all going to turn out.  We also did a quick drive by the big Flag they fly in Coldwater canyon every year.  I really had wanted to make a hike up there, but with a crazy schedule and getting ready to leave on vacation, I just couldn't find time to make it happen.  I sure love the flag though and even just seeing it fly like that makes my heart swell with patriotism.   

On Wednesday, November 4th, we got up really early and headed to the SLC Airport to fly to Florida!  We made such a last minute plan to take the whole family to celebrate our 20th anniversary.  We had so many vacation credits, that it was pretty much all paid for.  And the majority of us had already gotten Covid-19, we weren't worried about getting sick!  This trip was the best decision we have made this year!  It was so much fun!  The next handful of posts will have a million pictures of the fun we had!  

We had made it to the airport by 6:30 AM.  We got all the bags checked in and the kids were excited to get on the plane.  Carson had been on an airplane when he was 18 months old, so he doesn't remember it, so it was pretty much his first plane ride along with Preston & Alivia.  It was fun to see them experience their first airplane ride.  We had to wear masks for the whole airplane ride, but it wasn't too bad.  We had a quick connection in Minneapolis, MN on our way to Orlando, Florida.  The plan was to spend a few days at Disneyworld before heading to Cocoa Beach for a few more days.  It was amazing!  Enjoy all the pictures! 

We got into Florida around 5:30.  It took a bit to find the rental car counter, but once we did we were able to pick up our car.  We rented a really nice GMC Yukon XL.  It was awesome!  The kids loved it and thought they were so cool in this nice ride!  We found our hotel, Embassy Suites.  We stopped at Panda Express on the way and enjoyed some dinner in our room.  The kids also spent a little time working on some homework.  The perk of having online schooling an option, is not getting too behind when on vacation!  

 Our room was on the 5th floor and worked great.  There were enough beds and they had 3 sinks and mirrors, so that made getting ready easier.  They also had an amazing daily breakfast.  Preston told me that it was definitely a "5 Star Hotel".