Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Florida Vacation

A couple weeks ago our family went to Florida for a week long vacation!
We had a wonderful time! Everybody agreed that the best part
of the vacation was getting to sleep in!
Universal Studios







This picture was taken after we got off "Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges." We got completely drenched, even those of us that thought they were really clever and wore ponchos!

This was after the "Revenge of the Mummies" roller coaster. Mrs. Johnson and I agreed to go ... little knowing that the whole ride was in complete darkness AND that the roller coaster goes backwards part of the time!



Mrs. Johnson

Awww

The "Hulk" roller coaster was aptly named, considering that it not only was fast, but also took you upside down SEVEN times! Mrs. Johnson and I very generously offered to hold the rest of the family's things while they took the ride.

With Woody the Woodpecker

The restaurant where we went to eat...
after we got soaked on the "Bilge-Rat Barges."

We declined to go on this ride because we were just starting to dry out from the"Bilge-Rat Barges!"
These little lizards were everywhere. There were literally thousands of them!

The flowers in Florida were gorgeous!
Sea World
The Clyde & Seamore Sea Lion Show



Blue Horizons Dolphin Show



This was amazing. These two dolphins were
pushing their trainer along underwater!

Roman riding on horses is hard enough, but dolphins?

Believe
The Killer Whale Show

Mrs. Shamu...and Baby Shamu

Synchronized dancing...with killer whales?


Kraken ... the fast, thrill ride at Sea World.
Notice Matthew and Levi on the front row, far left.
Notice that the rest of the fam was on solid ground keepin' our lunch down!

7 comments:

Emily Thacker April 20, 2009 at 5:05 AM  

Wow! That looks like a lot of fun!! You guys got some really good group pictures! :)
-Emmy

Danae April 20, 2009 at 11:40 AM  

Doug and I went to Universal Studios not to long ago. He loved the Hulk ride, and I loved waiting for him at the bottom :)

It looks like you all had a lot of fun!

Thackers April 24, 2009 at 7:06 AM  

Hey Nikki,
Your trip to FL looks "AWESOME"!!!!!!! My family has been there before and it was pretty amazing:) Now that I know "who" you are feel free to POST a comment on our blog:) It was nice meeting you and I hope that we can get together with you guys and the McDonnells sometime:) Have a great week!!!
Lexi

Anonymous April 29, 2009 at 8:12 PM  

Such fun!! Did you go to Busch Gardens?
Hey, Matthew, you have a brother that is just a whisker away from being as tall as you.
You guys went at the best time of year.
Love ya,
Heather reed

Anonymous May 30, 2009 at 7:44 PM  

In that last picture, was Matthew holding his flip-flops out to the side? Or is that a camera?
HR

Anonymous May 31, 2009 at 7:40 PM  

It was Matthew's hat...didn't want to lose a brand new souvenir!

K

Anonymous December 2, 2009 at 7:11 AM  

That looks like so much fun. I can't wait to see you all next.
From,
Deborah