Kungaloosh at the Adventurer's Club

MSC and I are enjoyinging the antics of the adventurers.
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Comedy Warehouse

We are having a BLAST watching the improv comedians!
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A Closer look

I guess this ended up being a REALLY bad picture, but CB LOVED it!

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CB and WP sushi

CB stopped playing virtual video games long enough to run into Wolfgang Puck's and have sushi. Broiled Eel Rolls and Unagi (Freshwater Eel) is what he ordered. He was in sushi heaven, all smiles!
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Charlie Brown

We found a CB T-shirt for our very own CB while at Disney's Pleasure Island. CB is off to Disney Quest to play the virtual video games.
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Gaggle of ducks

As we arrived at our condo in Orlando, we saw this mama and her babies walking down the street. We had to make way for the ducklings!
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CB at Sea World

Last picture taken at Sea World. We had to go in to the Manatee store to buy the items CB wanted. He didn't have his wallet last night when they were at the store. The security guard was kind enough to allow us through the gates (no ticket required) so we could go spend money at the store. They were very nice. We also got in all of the pictures from the previous posts. He had to show me everything!
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Friends CB slept with the first night at camp

These are the manatees CB spend the night with on his first night (Monday) at camp. They bedded down in their sleeping bags (the campers, not the manatees) on the floor of the manatee exhibit. It was underground and a bit chilly, but CB loved it.

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CB with manatee

This manatee statue is at the entrance to the manatee exhibit at Sea World Orlando. I do believe if CB felt that he could get this statue home, it would be in our backyard.

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More friends

This is the underground area for the dolphins. This is where the campers spent their last night (Friday) sleeping.

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Dolphin friend

This is one of the friends CB made last night. He got to sleep with the dolphins last night!
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CB and his camp counselor Krista

This is CB's camp counselor, Krista. Her specialty is manatees, so she and CB had a lot in common. I do believe a great friendship was developed during this week.

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My boy!

There he is...all tan!
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Off to get CB

We're not off to see the wizard, but off to pick up CB! I am so excited. I hope he has had a good time. It sounds like he has gotten to do a lot of stuff. He has called us just about every night. I'm glad he had his cell phone. I know it have him comfort and it made me feel better that he could get in touch with us whenever he needed to call.
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St. Augustine Lighthouse

I can't even see the lighthouse in this picture, maybe they moved it!

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Hickory Grove Cemetery

We finally found two of MSC's relatives in the Hickory Grove Cemetery. It took searching through two different cemeteries, going to the public library, and then finally calling cousin Shirley to find the second grave site, but we finally found it.
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After lunch activity

Instead of taking a nap after lunch this is what everyone does...e-mail!
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Outback Crab Shack view

We are enjoying a wonderful lunch at Outback Crab Shack. This is the great view and the cool alligator's tha met us at the door. The special today is boiled shrimp. Looks good, doesn't it? Okay, I have to admit...it sounded good, but I just couldn't do it. There was no way I could eat those shrimp while they were LOOKING at me!! I peeled them, but MM had to eat them!
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More pictures from the anniversary walk

The top picture is of Father Camps / the Menorcan Memorial. At the end of the ceremony, the Greek Orthodox priests said a prayer, and then we traveled to the Tolomato Cemetery. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

MM's non-walk

MM chose to be a walk watcher. She sat down near the church and joined us as we ended the walk at the cathedral.
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240th Anniversary of the Menorcan's Arrival in Florida

We are walking through the streets of St. Augustine with a group of 300 people commemorating the arrival of the Menorcans to Florida. Today is the actual day of this event so long ago which included MSC's family. It is a really cool event. We are walking through the city gates to the cathedral on St. George Street and will the go to to Tolomato Cemetery where MSC has family buried.
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Wall of Crosses

At our church, we have recently started a wall of crosses. Members are donating crosses they find on trips or from their home. This is the cross MSC and I found at St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine in St. Augustine. We are giving this cross to our church for the cross wall.
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Saint Photios Shrine

MSC and I went in to the shrine and lit candles for our loved ones...MSC's mom and my cousin Cynthia.
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Oldest house

We just visited the oldest house in St. Augustine. We had to go to the gift shop to let my dad but the new books he needs on the city. This is always a stop when visiting the city.
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Vera Bradley - Breast Cancer Awareness pattern

Each year, Vera Bradley has a new pattern designated as the breast cancer awareness pattern. 10% of the net proceeds from the sale of products in the pattern will be donated to The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer and other breast cancer projects and services. This year's pattern is Pinwheel Pink.

Now those of you who know me well, know that I have been supporting breast cancer awareness since before CB was born. Each year I purchase at least one piece in the breast cancer pattern to support this very worthy cause. I did not know when I walked in the store, number one that the breast cancer pattern had already been released, and number two that it was the Pinwheel Pink.

After visiting the Garden of Hope, I walked into the store and was immediately drawn to the beautiful pink pattern above. I picked up three different pieces ad walked around looking to see if I like another pattern better, but this one just kept hold of me. When I went to the counter to purchase my finds, I asked when the breast cancer awareness pattern for 2008 would be released. The lady then told me it was the one I was buying.

I had this really weird feeling as if I had been drawn to that pattern for a reason. Now, I really like pink, and that is not the only reason I found this pattern, but there has got to be another reason.

Garden of Hope

Among the Flowers (my favorite store in St. Augustine) has a small garden area outside the store as you enter. When we walked up the other day, I was drawn into the garden by all of the pink ribbons. It is called the Garden of Hope. All of the pink ribbons have been placed in this area in honor or in memory of loved ones with breast cancer. I walked through the garden reading each of the names on the cards, and was struck by all of the people this disease has touched. Even our family in the past two years.

My dear, sweet cousin Cynthia was diagnosed in November 2006. She did not even last a year. We lost her in August 2007. When I went into the store, I made a donation and now she has her very own ribbon in this Garden of Hope so others who visit the store will know how much we love her and think about her everyday.

Family picture taken at Polynesian Resort

This is one of the many photos we had taken during our photo session at Disney's Polynesian Resort.
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Atlantic Ocean

We stopped at the Northern Peninsula and played in the ocean for a few minutes. The sand was so fine it just sprinkled through my toes as the waves splashed around us. It started to lightning and rain so we had to leave or we would have stayed longer.
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