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just had my 3 cup of Red Bush - almost worth coming home for........ but there again maybe not !!! Mx

At airport...

Suitcases checked in - one piece of hand luggage each !!!

At the airport !

Well the time has come to leave Orlando. We have had a great time as I think you probably have already realised. So many adventures, so many laughs and so many horrible photos of me !

The children have been amazing company, we will miss them next week !

Markie has been incredible, looking after us and teasing us all endlessly .... He has done all the driving and cooking.....

Sadly we have to go back to work to earn the pennies for the next jaunt .... Life goes back to normal.

Thank you Markie, Adam, Iona, Nancy and Jess... I have has a blast x

ET

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Hey everyone
we have had a busy day packing to go back home we have double checked all the rooms And cleaned everywhere

We have Ll had an amazing holiday thank you mark and mum for booking it for us

Love Nancy xx

Ps see you in England

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Nearly over!!:(

Just finishing cleaning the house, bags are in the car! Very upset to be leaving the sun:( had a lovely holiday! Thank you everyone;) especially mummy and Markie:) xx BYE! SEE YOUU WHEN WE LAND! xx
Iona x

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Hi

Thank you all for a lovely holiday it was so much fun. Especially the cruise which I loved!!
I also really enjoyed discovery cove and swimming with the dolphins .
I can't believe how fast the holiday has gone we will soon be back at school:(

See u all soon
Adam:)

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Thank you...

Everyone for a fabulous 3 weeks - it has been a great holiday and I will miss you all awfully when we get home M x

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Hello everybody,
I am so sad that we are going home today but I'm looking forward to seeing everyone. The holiday has been amazing with all the cool things we have done!!! Today we are going to play tennis, and it is my last chance to beat Emma! I really hope I beet Iona again! I am now going swimming with Emma as Iona and Nancy are still sleeping! My best two things we did in florida are swimming with dolphins and stingrays, that was fabulous! And - I loved the cruise! I bet you all forgot about that! I loved all the shows that we saw, and going to the Bahamas and coco cay! Overall I have loved the holiday and I give it 1 million out of ten!!!
See you all soon!
Love from Jessica xxxxxxxxx

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beach babe II....

Adam tackling the waves after Irene passes by....

Surfing on Daytona...

Nancy and Jess having a girlie chat

Beach babe

Sunbathing

Daytona beach

Picnic from car on daytona beach

Surfing babe x

Typhoon lagoon

We went to typhoon lagoon today and I had such an amazing time! We are having all day on the beach tomorrow, swimming in the sea, having a picnic on the beach and taking our car on the sand! We went to cici's pizza for tea and the brownies were lush! I can't believe we have almost finished our holiday but it has been the best time! Miss you all xx
Love from Jessica xx

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despite the incident yesterday ....

we all managed to get to Typhoon Lagoon today...

I am pleased to announce...

Emma and I are out of hospital and recovering well after the shark bites.....

Emma and I were swimming at Discovery Cove....

and came across this underwater hatch which was open. We assumed we could swim through but unbeknown to us one of the employees had left the hatch open by mistake - this was what confronted us once we swan through the hatch.......

Discovery Cove pics

Emma and me kissing......

fish pictures taken underwater

underwater at Discovery Cove

discovery Cove pictures

My birthday !

What a lovely day..... Yes another one !

Woke up to the children and Mark bringing me in a lovely Pecan pie/cake - yum yum yum !

Jess had made me a wonderful card and I got a pressie from Rachel and another from the gang.

Today I chose Typhoon Lagoon as we had arranged to meet my friend David and his family there, they have also been over here for the last 2 weeks. It was a fun day, the children all got on really well and apart from a few thunderstorm warnings we were on the go all day racing around the water rides.

We all then came back to our villa for showers and changes of clothes before heading out for a pizza/pasta buffet at Cici's (with 'BOGOF' vouchers this time !!). David and Jen then left for their place and we are now home.

Last full day tomorrow, so we are heading East again to the beach for the day. We are not even thinking about Saturday !

Anyway, the children are having a late night party tonight..... Cards, chocolate, lemonade and coke in one of the upstairs bedrooms, Iona's, I think!

I hope they are not too noisy as us old ones need to get our sleep.

Thanks to you all for reading our blog and making it worthwhile, we have enjoyed all of the comments and I hope you have enjoyed our holiday in some part with us.

ET x

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Hi, everyone we had a great day yesterday swimming with the dolphins! Our dolphin was called Cindey and she could jump in the air really high! I loved the stingrays and me and Emma made a stingray friend and named him Scratchy!!! We went around the river there about 5 times and it was really long! Less than a week now :( but I have enjoyed my self so much! We are going to tiphoon lagoon today with some of Emma's friends! It will be so fun! Miss you all x
Love Jessica xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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And again

Emma and the cake

Happy Birthday emma

OMG - we are so full !

Had a very pleasant shop at the outlet store.

Nancy spending her last fifty dollars (again!) on a Juicy t-shirt, Jess going from a size large skirt to an XS size after Mark and I suggested what she had bought looked a bit big !!

Iona bought some tops and Adam bought 4 Starbucks.

Mark and I are returning our stuff tomorrow !

We then stopped at Golden corral and oh dear we ate and ate, Adam thought he was at The Windjammer all over again .....

The children looked like the chocolate fountain by the time they had finished, I must have eaten half a cow in freshly cooked steaks and Markie, well he was full after 4 starters and 3 mains and a few puddings !!

We have now found vouchers for said eatery but we are running out of days !!

Off to Discovery Cove tomorrow, as you may know this was our holiday treat last year, the Bahamas cruise being this year's treat.

However, when we bought the combination ticket for Seaworld, Busch Gardens and Aquatica ....... to add Discovery cove was only a little extra, it seemed too good a bargain to miss......

Those of you who know me will understand !!!

Anyway another treat for us all, god we are going to come down with a big bump next week.....

We will update tomorrow night !

ET x

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Lush ...

Peanut butter and maple syrup pancakes for lunch !

Markie really is the best x

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I win!

I forgot to write a very important speech! Wait for it . . .

I beat Iona at tennis 2 love! I was 1 point away from beating Emma! Emma was pretty rubbish compared to what she normally is!!! We are at home today, swimming, eating, and relaxing! Tomorrow we are swimming with dolphins! It is going to be such fun!
Miss you all
Love from Jessica xxx
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hey everyone 

today we are having a lovely lazy day today just sitting out by the pool 

how is jenny denise ?? hope she's okay 

miss and love you all 

from nancy x 

hellllllllllllo.

HI.:) it's iona.
today we're having a lazy day! woke up at around 10 :)
might go to cici's for lunch. PIZZA BUFFET:D lol and the brownies are delicious.Hahaa.
Swimming with dolphins tomorrow! :D can't wait!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D
the weather is lovely here, and thankfully no more burning! :S
yesterday we went to islands of adventure and universal for the last time./: but it was really fun and Adam and I are now MIBA's ;) (men in black addicts)LOL we went on the ride loads! and we even made some friends lol:p
hope you're all having fun!
byeeeeeeeee
iona xx

Lovely !

Just sitting by the pool, Mark has allowed us a relaxing morning with no cries of 'you have 5 minutes and then we are leaving' .......

We have a morning off to relax by the pool and eat my peanut butter on toast without rushing.

Hard work this 'holiday milarky'........ you know !

Jess is swimming underwater and the other 3 have yet to show their faces although Adam has emailed me from his bed ....... Kids today eh ?

If you are struggling to add a comment as I hear some people are, please scroll down the list when it come to choosing who the sender is and either send as ANON or name/URL and enter your name.

You can always send a post by sending a comment via an email to Iona.turner.Florida@blogger.com

We would love to hear from you ......

ET x

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Tuesday...

10 am - Sitting by pool having breakfast. Jess and Emma here the rest still in bed. Lazy day here this morning then shopping this afternoon. We found some more designer outlet stores on our way to St Augustine so thought we'd better try them out !!!

Went to the Rain Forrest Cafe yesterday night for Jess ' birthday tea.

Adam wants to go to Ci Ci's for lunch - eat all you want Italian. He is obsessed with the pasta and sauce.....

Mx

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The good ones x

The naughty four !!

Now at show !!

Krustyland

Today is Jess' birthday and we have been to Islands of Adventure this morning and Universal this afternoon as you have gathered from the photographs....!!

Weather (for those of you interested) in warm but overcast with the odd light shower. Showers not heavy enough to stop the rides.

Mx

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Nancy and Jess in Krustyland whilst Iona and Adam have been on MIB

Upon a hundred times - trying to beat my score of 318,900. No chance !! Mx

Mummy - Universal !!

Fish and Chips !

On our way to wand training - only 1 in 27 is chosen !!

Longest roller coaster ride ever - Harry Potter !!

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Hogwarts here we come

Another water ride

Wettish