Our Fun Florida Adventure
By Brooke
Our Florida adventure was cut short because there was a hurricane, but it was nice to be home a few extra days! I got to have my best friend over when we were home! When we were on the plane, I got some pretty good food. When we landed it was really warm outside and it was sunny! When we got to the house, we saw party lights through the window. Then we went inside we found out that it was an arcade with the lights! When we went upstairs there was a Star Wars room that I got to sleep in! And a frozen room that Alisa got to sleep in. There was an amazing pool where you could see through a clear wall at the end of it. We had a great view of the golf course, but balls flew into the pool. Probably two a day! We would dive in and get them and make a collection. I brought two home!
THE NEXT DAY… Grandpa Tim and Grandma Debbie came to stay with us! Then we got to go to the grocery store. Then we went to a place called the Disney Springs where there is shopping, and a restaurant called Boathouse. We ate at Boathouse in a floating pier! After that we went to a place called Sprinkles where you order cupcakes from an ATM, that’s a machine in the wall that delivers your cupcakes! I got the birthday cake flavor. Then we went to the Nike store, and I got blossom pink sweatpants! Then we went home and played Scrabble.
One of the coolest parts was Kennedy Space Center. We got to meet a real astronaut that went to space! We got his signature and a photo with him. We went to a model of a huge rocket and saw the real Atlantis space craft! I got to see what the real controls look like, and I remember going there when I was younger, the glass clear tunnel we crawl through. We did that again but this time with Alisa. There was this animated astronaut simulator, and it was like I was in space. There was a huge sonic boom slide and also a blastoff ride. We got to see a copy of the Mars Rover. The kid zone was super cool with climbing to all of the planets. When we got home, Mom and Dad went to a conference and grandparents gave us popcorn and a movie night. Best of all, ice-cream!
The next cool part was going to Harry Potter at Universal Studios at nighttime! We ate a Margaritaville with our friends from Nashville, and we got balloon animals and pina coladas. Mom and Dads group rented the Harry Potter section, so it wasn’t crowded at all! The first ride I went on was by far the craziest and I got to ride with a nice lady from D.C. I got the higher and crazier seat that was in shape of a motorcycle. We almost went upside down. At one point the lights turned off, and then we dropped ten feet and went backwards really fast! When the ride was done, we headed to the next ride. Next was simulator ride called Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. It was crazy and realistic! The Dragon was actually hot! I really felt like I was inside the movie. Most of it was 3-D. After the rides we did the wand experience and guess what? I was the chosen one out of like 30 people! I tried different wands, first I blew up the flowers, then I made a lightning storm in the room. Next wind blew when I touched the right wand and that meant it chose me! Last we tried butterbeer and then went and got candy from the special Harry Potter shop. Mom and Alisa didn’t like the butterbeer. Harry Potter was one of my favorite memories! The next morning went home to Wisconsin to see Captain!
