We ventured to Gatorland and enjoyed the gators and so much more - reptiles, exotic birds, fish, etc. And yes, yours truly got chosen to come down and hold a snake - clearly not my favourite thing to do as my legs trembled for about 15 minutes afterwards!! Needless to say, I did it much to the laughter of my family (who were too chicken to do it!) The park was very educational and natural which was great.....and as a bonus, the kids cooked dinner that night! ...

Happy Birthday to me....Meredith! What an occasion to celebrate a birthday in American soil with the Super Bowl as they SURE love their football! We had a fun day today back at Universal Studios where of course I got soaked on the water rides and held onto my lunch on the roller coasters! There was a special celebration of Harry Potter which was great and to see some of the actors from the movies (Dumbledore, Luna, Fred & George) so posted a few pics in th...

Whew! We left Naples yesterday after a wonderful visit with family. Hats off to our hosts who acommodated us and for cooking for 11-13 people! Funny how you could tell the 'locals' on the beach bundled up while we froliced in the water!! Our drive to Orlando was interesting as we traveled the scenic way off the interstate and passed thousands of orange trees! Now the Rusaw's (Meredith's sister's family) and Seabrook's are in Orlando and we survived our first...