Miscellaneous Florida

We went to the beach and put our feet in the Atlantic Ocean. I was surprised how cold it was. People always say the Pacific is so cold compared to the Atlantic, and it’s totally true that our California beaches (I think) require a wetsuit to be comfortable, but the Florida water was way too cold for me too. I guess no one has anything on the Bahamas. We had kind of a picnic at the beach, and it would have been even more awesome if it hadn’t rained, but at least we weren’t there for any hurricanes.

We went by the Orlando Temple.

We walked around Downtown Disney… the LEGO statues are so cool.

We saw a friend who used to live in Newark, Tawnya, and her son Cullen. Aiden had a blast playing with Cullen; I’m not sure Cullen felt the same way… Anyway, congrats to Tawnya on Baby Boy #2, which came since we saw her!

What a great trip. It’s so hard to go back to real life.

Universal Studios Orlando

Universal was kind of a bummer after doing a bunch of Disney, to be honest. Yes, the rollercoasters were generally more thrilling, but they can not manage crowds the same way. It was miserable waiting in the hot hot sun, packed into stores so small and poorly organized that we literally couldn’t move, and having to eat out in the hot hot sun because there were no tables inside. Then again, Universal has The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! I could only be happier about it if it were lots bigger and had way fewer people.

Can you see Ron and Hermione on the balcony? Ron made it snow while we were waiting in line in the castle. It was AWESOME.

This was so delicious… cream soda and butterscotch frozen goodness

Isaac was strangely excited to get a jar of “U NO POO.”

Aiden never gets soda, but I made an exception for whatever was in the butterbeer. He was loving “Aiden’s treat.”

There were some cool things in the park besides Harry Potter World… but can anything really compare?

Aiden did love this carousel in Seuss Landing.

This ride got us the kind of soaked from which you never recover in a humid climate… but after being SO hot all day, it was kind of nice, even if it did get cloudy and rainy about the time we got wet.

All in all… it was fun, and I really want to read the Harry Potter books again. Too bad summer is basically over!