Focht Family Blog

I would like to say we have had a wonderful time the whole time we have been here. We have had some good days. The kids have ridden bikes almost daily and we have taken frequent trips to the pool. However we have had some bad as well. On Tuesday we filled our fresh water tank before leaving for the science museum. While the water is filling the water does not run inside the RV. Timmy was trying to brush his teeth while it was filling and since the water was not running he left the bathroom with the sink still turned on.

After we were done filling nobody else went back in the bathroom. We received a phone call from the campground while we were at the museum that said someone saw water pouring from the RV. We figured it was just the water that had run over when the tank was done filling so we didn’t think too much of it. Before going to get lunch we stopped by the RV to make sure all was well and found that there was still some water dripping from the side. Upon investigating Nathan found that the gray tank had filled completely with the water that was now running out of the sink and after the gray tank was full the remainder of the water in the fresh tank overflowed into the RV and out the side.

We have called the insurance company and someone is supposed to come inspect it next week to see if there is any moisture left in the flooring. However, we do know that the electronics in the outside entertainment center were fried because that is one of the exit paths the water took. :(

Tuesday we took the kids to the science museum. We were going to go to the children’s museum but it is closed because they are building a new one. The science museum had a section that was all hands on for the kids so we spent most of the time there. One of the first things that Samantha noticed was a section that was like a spider web. You chose a color and hooked yourself on to the starting point and then had to weave yourself through the web to follow your color. We all gave it a try and it was really fun. Here is Samantha, the boys and Nathan.

Timmy found a dinosaur that needed a dentist. Since he is currently very interested in dinosaurs he was thrilled. Here are Timmy and Joshua helping to put the teeth back in his mouth.

The dinosaur showed his appreciation….

In another area Nathan found some gears and gave Joshua a spin…

Samantha decided to play Cleopatra…

My mom came with us and decided to take a rest on a bed of nails while there….

After the childs section we walked around a section that had to do with natural disasters and showing you how to avoid damage. Nathan, Samantha, Josh and I all got into a wind booth that simulated hurricane winds. The winds got up to 78 miles an hour. It is amazing how painful your hair is at that speed. Not to mention how tangled it is once you get out of it. :) We all had a great time. Tomorrow we are taking the kids to the Tampa Zoo.

This is the campground that is part of LazyDays. LazyDays is a HUGE RV dealership. Here is a picture of our sites this time. These are sites 140 & 141. The building behind our RV is the pool.

Things I like: Free breakfast and lunch Monday-Saturday, heated pool and BIG jacuzzi. The whole park has paved roads so nice for bike riding.

Things I don’t like: I guess the only bad thing I can say is that the food is cafeteria food so it isn’t great and you have to walk through the sales department to get the food.

This weekend has been a lot of fun. Saturday we went to dinner with two friends we haven’t seen in years. We went to one of our favorites, Maggianos. This is a picture of John and Jennifer Mason.

Sunday was my brother’s 41st birthday. We started Sunday morning with some fishing. I went to Walmart with Timmy to buy some new poles since his other one was broken and we couldn’t figure out how to fix it. Here are some pictures of Timmy and Josh fishing.

Sunday evening we went to a local restaurant that has beers from all over the world to celebrate Tim’s birthday. Here is a picture of Tim and one of Andrea with Meghan.

The kid’s meals were served in frisbees. Timmy decided to spin his in a corner while waiting for the adults to finish eating.

We pulled out Monday morning to go to Helen for a few days. However, we found that we had a screw in one of the truck’s tires so we first went to fix that. While waiting for that to be fixed, we got a phone call from Andrea. She tore the ligaments in her ankle and it appears there may be a hairline fracture. She is in a walking cast so we decided to stick around for the rest of the week to help out with the girls.

Kinsey Family Farm is the name of the Christmas Tree farm that my brother’s family goes to every year. In the fall, they have pumpkins of every shape, size, and color for sale. They also give hay rides out to a catfish pond where you can feed the fish. The other fun thing they offer is an apple cannon.

Today we went with my sister-in-law, her two girls and also my friend Celeste and her kids (they had off from school today). Both Andrea and Celeste also invited friends to join us. Here are some pictures of everyone on the hay ride.

Here is a picture of Nathan helping Josh feed the catfish. The catfish were huge and I tried to get a good picture of them as they came up for the food but they were quicker than my camera. :)

After we got back from the hay ride and fish feeding we went to the apple cannon. We had so much fun that I ended up getting more tickets for the cannon. Samantha managed to hit one of the smaller targets so hard that it spun around the pole. Nathan was teasing me as I went up for my last turn so I made sure I was concentrating on my aiming and managed to hit the same target as Samantha. The funniest part of the cannon is that past the targets is a field with cows and there was one cow that would wait by the gate for apples that came bouncing across so it could have a snack. :)

Here are pictures of each of the kids and Nathan aiming the cannon.