NOTE: Don't know if you've ever been to a Rainforest, but it is really cool. Actually, they were even cooler about 15-20 years ago when they were in their prime. About 10 years ago, they moved all of our live fish to the Rainforest in Orlando, so all we had left were audioanamatronic animals. Then the one close to us closed, so no more animals at all! Other than peering in, I haven't been able to go to the Orlando Rainforest to say hi to our fish, but that is one of my goals one day! Nonetheless, if you're ever in the vicinity, I do recommend for a fun experience, animals, thunderstorms, volcanos and all! P.S.-what the kids order is exactly what I would order when I was their age, doing the exact same thing as they!

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"Wow." Chris whispered with wide eyes as he stared down a life-size gorilla growling at him.

"This is cool!" Mellody exclaimed, looking around at all the audioanamatronic animals around her.

Howie nodded. "Yeah. This is one of the coolest places around."

"Is there one of these by us?" Chris asked, taking his eyes away from the gorilla.

Jack shook his head. "No, I think the closest is in New Jersey."

"How far away is New Jersey?" Mellody asked.

"Remember our trip to New York?" The kids nodded. "About ¾ of that route."

"That's far!" The kids complained.

He nodded. "Yes, it is. So let's enjoy it now so our memory will last a long time."

The kids nodded, silently soaking it all in.

"This is nice." Sue said, looking around. "I like how it looks like we're under trees."

Howie nodded. "You should hear it! There's thunder and everything!" He happily exclaimed, then frowned. "You don't know what thunder sounds like in the first place."

She shook her head. "No, but I do know what it feels like, especially on a very stormy night. Sometimes it shakes the bed so much, I wake up. Lightning does too."

He smiled again. "Maybe it will be so stormy in here you'll feel it!"

She chuckled. "Maybe."

"Does everyone know what they'd like to eat?"

"Dinosaur chicken nuggets!" The kids exclaimed in unison.

"Then we can have dino wars, the ketchup being blood!" Chris happily exclaimed.

"Yeah!" Mellody replied.

Sue laughed, seeing what they had said. "Did they really say that?" She asked, turning to her husband.

Jack nodded. "TRUE-BUISNESS."

The waiter took the rest of the orders, then took off to get them started. A bit later, the food arrived and the kids were quite literally playing with their food more than they were actually eating.

Jack touched Sue's hand. "You're not hungry?" He asked when she took her eyes away from the kids and looked at him.

Looking down at her full plate, she slightly smiled when she looked back up. "I think I'm enjoying the show more than I'm hungry. But I will have this," she said, picking up a French fry and munching on it.

He chuckled, then went back to eating his sandwich, Sue turning back to watch the kids. It was a lovely, tropical evening.

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After their full day, everyone fell asleep moments after their heads hit the pillow. But as soon as they fell asleep, it was time to wake up again. Back at the studio, Sue found herself in the same moment she did yesterday; Howie was frowning as he was walking back from the storage locker. "What's wrong?"

"More stuff is missing. We did a whole inventory before locking it up, then another inventory when we opened it up this morning." He replied.

"Did you ever think of setting up a camera to see if anyone was taking stuff in the middle of the night?"

His face lighted up. "That's a great idea!" He happily exclaimed, then ran off to set something up for the night.

"What on earth did you say to him?" Jack asked, seeing from a distance Howie's sad look then his excited exit after Sue's comment.

"More equipment is missing. I suggested he should set up a camera in the middle of the night to see who's stealing."

"Great idea." He replied, nodding.

"Let's hope it works. I don't know how long they can last with their stuff being stolen. And with a couple days left of filming, too."

He nodded. "Let's hope."