As we head into our final day at Give Kids the World, I want to share some new pictures from Thursday's very special guest. Check out what happened and why the kids were so excited. There was a very special visitor here at Give Kids the World and he made a lot of kids, very happy. [foogallery id="66571"]
We had a pretty awesome day, and spent a large part of it at Universal Studios. We were very realistic about the kids limitations and rather than trying to create in as much as we could, we instead focused on what everyone wanted most. Our priority was everything Harry Potter and we managed to do just that. The weather was really crappy and it rained most of the time but that didn't stop us from making the most of our opportunity. Lizze and the boys picked out their official Harry Potter wands and aside from almost having a stroke when I paid for them, it was such an amazing thing to see the looks on their faces as they swished and flicked. ☺ We spent a few hours walking around…
I've already shared how we stayed close to home (our condo) today. Elliott wasn't feeling well and we're trying to balance everything out so the kids don't implode from overstimulation. It was kind of a lazy day and I really feel like that was the right decision. We explored Give Kids the World Village and checked a bunch of things out. We hit the ice cream parlor and visited a few of the other amazing things that GKTW has to offer. Lizze has made it her mission to photograph all of the fire hydrants because they're all painted in cute little costumes. I think she got all of them today and they really are super creative. ☺ The boys and I spent some time catching a few of the lizards…
There's so much to do down here in Florida. Give Kids the World is the most amazing place I've personally ever been to. Here are a few pictures from life sized Candy Land and from lunch or dinner, I can't honestly remember. 😁 [foogallery id="66265"]
We made it to Legoland today and the boys had so much fun. Several parts of the park were closed, and the weather was kinda crappy but it didn't actually rain. ☺ It's pretty much an amazing place that awesome for kids and tales grownups back to their childhood. We were really lucky because the park was pretty much empty and we didn't have to wait in line for anything. It's pretty awesome to be at one of these places when few others are. I wanted to share the pictures from our Legoland adventures.. ☺ [foogallery id="66216"]
The boys had the most amazing experience yesterday. We were in day three of Gavin's Wishes Can Happen trip and it was time to visit the ocean. I talked previously about our hotel and how we were on the beach. Unfortunately, by the time we had arrived, the weather was horrible and it was dark. It wasn't until the next morning that we had had our first chance to actually see the ocean the way it was meant to be seen, up close and personal. ☺ If I had to summarize this experience in one word, I would first protest that to do it justice, I needed more words but then I would simply say amazing. It was absolutely amazing. The boys were in total awe. Emmett was particularly captived…
It's about 11:30 PM and we are settling into our room in Daytona Beach. We were and frankly still are floored by our room. Our hotel is literally on the beach. I can stand on our balcony and throw a rock into the ocean. As I'm sitting here, I can hear the waves crashing into the shore. I suppose I should mention that we are dealing with unpleasant weather. It's been storming for the second half of the day and it's way worse than anything we see in Canton, Ohio. The wind is really strong but it's only a tropical storm. I can't even fathom what it's like during a hurricane. The boys are freaked out by the weather but have settled in for the night and Lizze is reading…
It's pretty much been the longest day ever. We spent a total of about twelve hours in the car today and it was about as much fun as you'd expect. lol Something I wish I'd done was look into a dash cam. It would be awesome to document the actual drive itself because there will be many things I miss while I'm focused on the road. In all seriousness, the boys did amazingly well. We definitely had a few hiccups but considering how long we were in the car, all of the challenges my little minions are dealing with on the best of days, they did pretty damn good. I actually very proud of them because this leg of our trip could have gone very wrong, but we're still alive and…