Day 40: Jackson, MS to Petit Jean State Park, AR, Thursday, August 1, 2013

We drove to the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. There were lots of trees, it was very beautiful. We ate breakfast at Sugar's Place and had scrambled eggs, grits and a waffle. We went to Memphis, TN for lunch and ate on Beale Street. We also stopped at Graceland and saw the Elvis plane. Then, we drove to Little Rock and went inside the state capitol. We saw the Governor's meeting room. The front doors were made of bronze, but they did not open, we had to go through the tunnel doors. We are camping in Arkansas at Petit Jean State Park. We watched Dolphin Tale about Winter the dolphin tonight. Written by Elizabeth Curtis.

Day 38: Atlanta, GA, Tuesday, July 30, 2013

We went blueberry picking with Aunt Belinda. Next, we went to saw Jag, the cat, on his cat porch. We ate at Vietnamese restaurant I had tofu and a boba smoothie mango. We made peach and blueberry cobbler and ate it for dessert with Aunt Belinda, Uncle Ted and Cousin Melissa. Written by Elizabeth Curtis.

Day 37: Atlanta, GA, Monday, July 29, 2013

We went to Champion Kids with mommy's friend Sandra and her daughters Malayna and Madison and we swung on rope swings, we bounced in bounce houses and made a fort. We had a relaxing day and I helped make peach soap. We went to dinner with Katie, Calvin, Genevieve and Olivia at Farm Burger. I had a grilled cheese and mint chocolate chip ice cream, it was so yummy. Written by Elizabeth Curtis.

Day 36: St. Petersburg, FL to Atlanta, GA, Sunday, July 28, 2013

We said goodbye to Marion, Bill and Zeus and drove to Gainesville where mommy went to college. We ate at Leonardo's pizza. We drove by her architecture building, the pool, the stadium, her dorm, the lake where the alligators lived and the O'Connell center where the gators play basketball and gymnastics. We saw the house she lived in downtown. We came to Atlanta and ate at a Waffle House in Perry where they mixed the chocolate chips into the waffle. There is a new doggie staying with Melissa named Sally Grace, she is so cute. Written by Elizabeth Curtis.

Day 35: Tampa Bay, FL Saturday, July 27, 2013

I relaxed at Marion and Bill's and went on thingy thingy while mommy went to the market and down memory lane. We went to the Tampa Yankees game and I ran the bases. I threw a ball 27 mph and bounced in a bounce house. I got my picture with two baseball players and the mascot, Blue. We watched the game and we saw Curtis Granderson and Jayson Nix play, they play for the New York Yankees. We went to the Bucs night time practice and scrimmage. At the practice we saw them do their drills and their defense was better than their offense. The fireworks were loud and it was loud when they ran the 2 minute offense. I am so tired. Written by Elizabeth Curtis.

Day 34: Sarasota, FL, Friday, July 26, 2013

I played story cubes with Aunt Marion. We had lunch at the Banana Cabana and had a grouper quesadilla and a platter of plantains. We went to the Mote Marine Science aquarium. We saw sharks, sting rays, jellyfish and cuttlefish. We went to the dolphin lagoon, sea turtle hospital and manatee exhibit. The manatee named Buffett kissed me through the glass. It was too cute, I really wanted to hug it. Ancient sailors thought manatees were mermaids, but they are related to elephants. The dolphin's name was Moonshine. I got a new stuffed animal manatee I named Manatees. I also got a plastic mold manatee, I get one every time I come to Florida. Then we went to Lido Beach and swam at the beach and in the pool next to the beach. We saw sea turtle nests on the beach.Then I had ice cream.  We came back and met Marion's cousin and wife and had dinner with them. Written by Elizabeth Curtis.

Day 33: Blue Spring State Park to St. Petersburg, FL, Thursday, July 25, 2013

We left blue spring state park. We went to Downtown Disneyworld and had a Flamingo Frost smoothie. We came to Marion and Bill's house. Mommy took another air mattress back at Target so Marion and Bill gave us their mattress and plug. We had pizza and chips and strawberry ice cream sundae. Written by Elizabeth Curtis

Day 32: Blue Spring State Park, FL, Wednesday, July 24, 2013

We dropped Leia off at Party Animals Doggie Fun Center. We went to Journey's End Animal Sanctuary, which is a house for unwanted animals, many with disabilities. Some were blind, deaf and one was in a special wheelchair. My favorite room was the cat house, it had over 90 cats. My favorite dog was Buddy because he was really cute and soft and he really liked me. We had lunch at Gators, we got to sit inside. Next, we went tubing down the river, it was fun! I had my Gator float and mommy rented a tube. We walked around the Thursby house and I collected information for my Junior Ranger book. We saw two strange trees and an alligator in the St. John's river. I caught a baby lizard and I didn't pull his tail off. We got Leia and went back to the campsite. We had TunaMac, I didn't like it. For dessert we had hot cocoa. My favorite part about camping is trying new foods. My least favorite part of camping is sweating with sunscreen on. Written by Elizabeth Curtis.