Ahoy!

We went on our first cruise after your competition.  Uncle David, Aunt Lolo, you and I left Tampa for Port Canveral on Thursday morning.  We arrived at the port close to 1 and was quickly on the ship.  We all instantly fell in love with it.

 A really BIG game of chess.  You loved this and could not wait to play it.  

 You were so inspired by the towel creatures that you went to a class to learn how to make them.  

 Our ship in Nassau Bahamas.

 Half Moon Cay

 The clearest water and prettiest beach any of us had ever seen...Half Moon Cay

 Putt Putt Golf aboard the ship

 Your very own stingray 

 Your very own sea turtle

 This is the life!

Port Nassau 

 Slum-min in Nassau

 Water Works....You want one of these in the back yard!

Can we stay forever?

Universal Studious

So, Uncle David, Aunt Lolo, you and I left Tampa for a night to go to Universal Studious for a little adventure.  We wanted to go ride the rides and visit Hogsmede.  It was hot and busy but we all had a great time.  We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel and rode the ferries into the park.

Hard Rock Hotel

 Men in Black

 The Hulk

 Just Chillin

 Here we Go!

 Bumblebee

 Optimas Prime

 Jaws!

 The Blues Brothers

 Hard Rock Hotel

 The path from the hotel to the park

Buddies

Competition

Today is the day that brought us to Tampa.  You competed admirably in the 2nd Grade Bible Memorization.  We all were so proud of you.  You said your words clearly and without prompting.  I was extremely impressed with your poise. 

Tampa

Tired!  I drove through the night to get us to Tampa.  Home of the National Youth Competition for the Free Will Baptist Association.  This afternoon we walked around the hotel area and Channel Side.  We found a few interesting places to take picures.  I am nervous for you tomorrow.  You are as cool as a cucumber. 

The Catch

What a catch!  Today while fishing we caught a huge catfish.  It was so amazing that we actually got this fish in.  You had to use the net to get it in the boat.  You were so excited we had to go straight back to the cabin and clean the fish that night!  It was the first time in probably 2 decades that I had cleaned a fish.  We cleaned two catfish and a bass.  It was more fun than I thought. 

 

The End of The All-Star Run

I can say this only because you were actually a "little" glad y'all lost.  Only a little, it still hurt, but you were ready for some vacation time.  This was one of the hottest most humid days of the season so far.  We cheered on the might Trojans and y'all ended up getting beat by two very tough teams, one of which actually won state!

Rookie All-Star

Today was supposed to be the first day of the Rookie All-Star State Tournament.  However, just like yesterday, it was still storming.  They called off the opening ceremonies and games for the day.  They resheduled all today's games for tomorrow.  So we have a long day tomorrow.  Go Trojans!