Happy 2010!
We hope everyone had a great Holiday this year!
We decided to take a family vacation to Siesta Key, Florida this year. We had cooler than expected temperatures in Florida -but much warmer than Ohio and NO Snow! The kids were excited to swim and play on the beach during their Christmas break.
We bought and decorated an artificial palm tree to be our Christmas tree and it turned out pretty good! Santa did find the Vaughan kids in Florida!
We took the kids to snorkel with the manatees in Crystal River, Florida. This is always a favorite Florida activity with my kids. It was 30 degrees the morning we went to swim with the Manatees—surprisingly the water temperature in Bay was 70 degrees. I have never seen so many manatees in one place. They were everywhere. If you ever get the chance to swim with these gentle creatures, I recommend to try it. Manatees are docile, curious animals who actually like to be scratched (like a dog), they will roll over to let you scratch their belly too!
We drove over the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa-which is a giant of a bridge.
I have been talking with many of you who have show pigs on feed for upcoming shows—I want to remind those who have pigs in open barns to be conscientious about temperature and weather fluctuations. One of my friends in Texas mentioned in his area they saw temperatures as high as 70 one day then later in same week it was snowing! Be prepared to close up the barn when temperatures are cool as your pigs like warm, dry areas and open your barn up when it is warmer. Keeping your show pigs warm and dry will help the look their best on show day.
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