If you are looking at Florida, you could have a quick look at Pelican Flight Training in North Perry (just out of Miami). I don't think they do the CAA stuff like Ormond Beach do, but they are as good as anyone else, and its not too far from Key West, so your family can go and play there too!
If you start by April, try to get yourself to Sun & Fun at Lakeland. Its well worth a visit - plenty of planes and plenty of aeroplane gossip. If you start in July, get yourself to Oshkosh,WI, for the EAA Air Venture - even more planes and gossip - a great way to spend some days. Florida in the spring is lovely, but in the summer its seriously hot and sticky <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
There's a previous topic covering insurance, which may be useful to you too.
Good luck....