Family Fun

Company came and went and look what they left ! Love tulips and these are just perfect..... My sister, Maureen and her grandson Josh, flew all the way from California to enjoy the sunshine, Florida style. First stop was a trip to see Winter from the movie Dolphin Tail..... the aquarium was busy but Winter cooperated and thrilled the




crowds.

Josh became very adept at catching anoles that had taken up housekeeping in the lanai. He's better than a cat at keeping them in check.

Like all the kids who visit, he loved tooling around in the golf cart. Rules are very strict down here about not driving until age 14 but he 'practiced' around the block.

And of course, he swam and swam and swam.

I'm having problems with picture placement today....

Anyhow, we spent ALL day at Universal on Monday. Fortunately, it was warm and breezy and not too uncomfortable. We waited an hour for the Harry Potter ride. The castle and village are impressive. There are warnings about motion sickness on the ride and midway thru, I had to close my eyes to keep my breakfast in place. It is a fairly long ride and the wait was about an hour....it was very well done but once was enough.
Becca had a day off and joined us. She and Josh rode all of the roller coasters while we sat in the shade.
This is a quick view as they zipped by.
Maureen and Josh waiting in line for Harry Potter.
Becca, Josh and Maureen in Jurassic Park. Universal has 2 parks and they charge admission to both....it is very expensive for a one day pass to both and then we added the Express Pass for everyone so we could by-pass the long lines.....it works well but can't see how the average family can afford it. (they don't accept Express Pass at Harry Potter).

So, it was a great weekend....filled with good times and catching up.

The guest room is now empty and reservations are being accepted................

And, yes , I do have an opinion about the Manning /Tebow/ Bronco events ..... I think it was very risky and I think that Tebow should have stayed put and learned from 2 great mentors (Elway and Manning) and waited patiently because Peyton probably doesn't have a lot of time left......Then it really could have been Tebow Time.