Weeki Wachee State Park Since the girls spent the summer with grandma and grandpa, we've been trying to get some fun things in before school starts. One place we have been wanting to go ever since we moved to Florida is Weeki Wachee Springs . Good thing we did wait all these years, because now their little water park is included in the ticket price. The days are still quite warm here, so we needed to visit while the 72 degree water still feels refreshing and not so cold. K2 has always been a big fan of mermaids, so she was especially thrilled to get to see "real" live mermaids swimming in the water. We were greeted by an ostentation of peafowl. Who can resist itty bitty baby peacocks? Even though they were molting, these gentlemen still looked gorgeous and we were able to score a few of the dropped tail feathers. K2 enjoyed playing the part of a mermaid princess to her King Triton. Goofy people. We all enjoyed reading the folklore behind the me...