Kaylie stayed until August 9th, so we tried to savor last few days of summer with her with a few last fun events!
The first is that we went to the Camping World Stadium for the exhibition games from the International Cup. We were able to get a couple of tickets through work for Kaylie and Kaleb, Zach went with a friend, and then Mom, Dad and Addison had the cheap seats, second row from the very top of the entire stadium! Fun was had by all, regardless of where they sat however.
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| Look how close they are to the field! |
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| Whereas we were at the very tip top |
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| The cement wall behind us is the very top of the stadium 😂 |
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| What a pretty sunset! |
After the game, Zach rode home with his friend whereas the rest of us piled into our car and then sat.....and sat....and sat... as there was a fire beside the one parking lot entrance and with the road blocked off, there was no way to get out. It took a good 90 minutes for us to get home which was a bit unexpected!
That Friday, Kaleb and Kaylie went to the Edible Education one day teen cooking camp and learned all about japanese food and making sushi. Kaylie described trying to make the sushi rolls like trying to stuff oversized body into tight pants! 😂
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| Kaleb made social media post as part of the cooking camp - his 15 seconds of fame! |
We finished up our theme park adventures by spending the day at SeaWorld and then a day at Epcot. We did every single theme park with the exception of Universal Studios (we did the Islands of Adventure but not the Universal Studios side).
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| Love the three of walking holding hands! |
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| Love these roller coaster pictures with all of our expressions! |
At all of the theme parks there were lines of course, and the kids kept themselves playing this arm/hand game called "ninja" while Amy read her kindle. Thank goodness for imaginations to keep oneself busy!
While we were at Seaworld, we did every single roller coaster as a group with the exception of Manta - Addison decided that it may be just a little too much for her so we walked down memory lane by going to feed the stingrays while K&K went on Manta. Super fun, even Amy did it!
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| The new standing roller coaster was behind us in this picture |
A must-see at Seaworld is of course the Shamu show - so we were able to catch that show. Kaylie and Addison sat down in the front of the stadium....you can imagine how wet they got! 😄
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| Super soaked! |
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| Polar Bear area |
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| On the standing roller coaster |
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| Hitching a ride from big brother |
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| Nod to Zachary's younger years and his beloved Elmo! |
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| What a gorgeous sunset! |
We were able to go to Epcot as well (very hot that day!). We did quite a few of the rides as well as going to the Elsa and Anna meet and greet. Addison was delighted, although she held Kaylie's hand so tight that she almost squeezed it to death!
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| She is even standing funny, she was nervous but thankful for her cousin holding her hand! |
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| Trying out the soft pretzels in Germany |
And of course there were other things filling in the other days - such as boating, trips to RDV to play tennis, trips to Publix where she developed a slight crush on the bagger named "Will"
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| I love Will - secret admirer! What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas when your auntie does a blog 😜 |
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| Tennis at RDV |
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| Cheesecake factory |
Right before Kaylie headed back was Addison's actual birthday. We went out to Kobe's that night for supper along with cake, and Evan/Sam popped over to say happy birthday!
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| Evan's phone has "Happy Birthday Addison" on it -so sweet! |
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| Auntie Kelli decorated her door much to Addison's delight. |
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| And some coconut cake to blow candles out on! |
Having Kaylie here for the summer was a blast - she was super fun, insightful, helpful around the house (cooking and babysitting) and taught the boys all about how to interact with teen girls. It was a sad day indeed for us when she had to go home - we miss you sweet girl!
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| Dropping her off at the airport - she is travel savvy and handled it like a pro! |
