I expected to see legos at Legoland – obviously. But I guess I didn’t really expect the attention to detail that I saw. Everywhere you looked, legos. Little lizards on trees, a bird sitting on a fence, lego flowers mixed into a real flower bed. I think the most impressive part was Mini Land. Seeing…
I had to check out what the buzz what all about. I’m excited to say, I like this new Wawa place! The chain from the east coast is on a blitz here in Central Florida, opening 5 new stores in 5 weeks. But many more than that are opening. I’ve never heard such reaction from…
The whole family gets really depressed when our beach vacation ends. We all want to be retired. But unfortunately, that’s not possible…at least yet. But each year, I try to get my kids to make some sort of craft so we can remember the trip. It usually involves me trying to get them to do…
I love pretending I live in a big mansion somewhere close to nowhere. Check out the photo gallery and some of my favorite houses. At this point, I need to win the lottery to even pretend to live there. Even the shack it out of my price range!!! Here’s more about Rookery Bay and Keewaydin…
One of our favorite vacation spots in the world, Marco Island. Each year we rent a boat and explore the 10,000 Islands. One day, I really would like to live on one of the islands. But until that point, I’ll just pretend. We anchor the boat at Rookery Bay and fish, swim and go shelling.…
The Cheetah Hunt commercials have suckered my kids into really wanting to go to Busch Gardens. So part of our mini-spring break we managed to make it to the park. I just love this place. It’s so pretty, so clean and they have some great rides. We also picked the perfect day because it…
A short spring break weekend brought us to Clearwater Beach. I haven’t been in ages…. It’s part of our effort to hit all the beaches in Florida – because see, it’s important to have a goal. Of all the beaches I’ve been to – can’t say I’m a big fan of Clearwater. But, I…
One of my favorite things to do on a road trip, find the funny in local billboards. It’s not hard to find the funny in some of the signs along I-94 in Michigan. Not sure what happens when you get near Jackson, MI, but the signs are just too much…. Not sure what sort of…
The Cooks continues the Great Lakes Tour 2008- hitting popular destinations including: ChicagoDeerfieldGlenviewNorthbrookGurneeNow- we’re onto Michigan…Dexter, Dearborn, Plymouth and East Lansing- and I’m sure some others along the way. We’ve been busy- and have eaten a lot! Here’s some of the excitement… Friday started early with the plane ride and landing in Chicago. We went…